Name: Run for Your Life 5K
Start: 2026-09-27T08:00:00-04:00
Location: 874 SE 4 St, Gainesville, FL 32601, USA

Run for Your Life 5K

Color Fun Run

Bring your family and friends (including the furry ones) to a fun run/walk for a cause at our 8th Annual Run For Your Life 5K Color Run! You can help us spread awareness about substance misuse in Alachua County and fundraise for our mission to provide prevention services to youth and adults in our community.

The event will open with breakfast for participants, a fitness instructor warm-up session, and a community fair with plenty of resources from local organizations. There are six color powders on the track, so be ready! At the end of the 5K, we will announce the raffle ticket winners and hand out medals. To conclude, we'll have an Instagram-worthy group photo.

Register now to save with Early Bird prices until August 31st. Shirt sizes run out the closer we get to the race and cannot be guaranteed.

Groups of 4 or more also receive a 10% discount when they register together.

As always, this event will include some awesome raffle prizes! Please check back in as we get closer for a list.

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What Have Previous Attendees Said About the 5K?

Fantastic event. Love that it was stressed to not be a race but rather a fun run.... Overall 10/10 and would come back again next year!
My spouse and I LOVED IT and will definitely be back next year!
I loved it! Your helpers were very enthusiastic and made the run more fun!
Loved the energy and organization of the event

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Do you have any old or unused medications sitting at home? Bring them with you to the 5K Color Run! HPW will collect and dispose of medications safely through Rx Destroyer at the event for free. All medications except for sharps (needles) and inhalers are gladly accepted!

All proceeds from this event will help support the Alachua County Health Promotion and Wellness (HPW) Coalition, a non-profit organization that strives to prevent youth substance use and provide various health education services to Alachua County residents. For more information about the HPW Coalition go to their website at www.hpwcoalition.org or visit their Facebook and Instagram. Please consider donating to the HPW Coalition so we can continue to serve our community and youth!

* *This is a Fun Run and times will not be recorded. Please bring your own tracking device to record your time at the 5k.

** We are unable to exchange shirt sizes at pick up, the size you select at registration is the one you will receive for the 5k

**Adult Supervision: Children under the age of 12 must be accompanied by a registered adult or parent.

**Refunds: We have a small, but awesome team working to host this event safely for you and everyone in our community. We are currently not able to issue refunds for this event.