The Tiny Footprints 5K brings together runners, joggers, and walkers of all ages and athletic abilities to celebrate our NICU grads and remember those families who experienced a loss. Your support provides money for equipment and services for the UMass Memorial NICU at the Children's Medical Center and to help put on the annual Memorial Service hosted for families who experience a loss.
This new location offers a fun racecourse through downtown Worcester. It should be a great course for those taking on their first 5K, as well as competitive runners looking for a PR. It's an easy walk for those who prefer using the 5K to share the time with family and friends. We will have guaranteed Tiny Footprints Shirts for the first 300 runners/walkers who sign up for them as we need to order about 2 weeks out.
The event day will be filled with festivities including a memorial service for families, DJ, fun run for kids, face paint for kids, baseball field concession stand behind home plate will be open with food, drinks for sale. There will also be some fantastic raffles (cash or venmo). The park is credit card only.
Registration fees
Where pricing applies, shown amounts include mandatory charges, items, and fees.
5k Runners (Race shirt and $10 food included)
Walkers (non-timed, no bib)
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Add $10 for optional shirt, and/or $10 for food voucher
Kids Fun Run 0.5MI
Registration includes a $10 food voucher
Course
Awards
We will offer awards for top male and female in 3 age categories: age 0-18, 19-49 and 50+.
TEAMS
Team Leaders - Create Team Page First
Register to participate and you can create a new Team in the registration process or you can join a team if one is already created that you wish to join
» Team and individual fundraisers are encouraged.
» To create your team, click the register button. You can create a team while you register or you can register and join an existing team.
Event schedule
- Sun, October 4, 2026 8:00 AM - Polar Park/Registration opens
- Sun, October 4, 2026 9:00 AM - Memorial Service
- Sun, October 4, 2026 9:30 AM - TDD Kids Fun Run
- Sun, October 4, 2026 10:00 AM - 5k and Walk
Contact information
- Event contact
- Bryan McDavitt
- Phone
- 7742490923
