The average person in North America is only 5 seconds away from clean water...the average person in Ethiopia is a 5 hour walk away from water. This shouldn't be. BUT YOU CAN CHANGE THIS. 100% of the money raised by donating and fundraising goes directly into the communities to provide them with clean water, quality primary education, and a cascade of things like healthy livestock and gardens, abundant crops and small businesses.

Calgary Run for Water is a non-profit organization that raises money for clean water projects in Ethiopia. Run for Water features a 10K Run, and 5K Walk/Jog/Run, a 500M event for kids 5 & under-- plus our BRAND NEW Urban Ultra & Relay event!!

This new 61K distance- symbolic of the 61 million Ethiopians without access to safe water right now- can be completed either as a solo runner, or as a team of 2, 3 or 4. Your registration fee of $80 (if you're running one of the four legs) or $125 (if you're running 2 or more legs) provides clean water to a family in Ethiopia for LIFE! The approximate leg distances are as follows: Leg 1 is 16K; Leg 2 is 12.5K; Leg 3 will be 22.5K; and Leg 4 is 10K, falling right on the Run For Water 10K route. Teammates will need to predetermine which legs each person will run and let us know at the point of registration. The Ultra starts at Carburn Park, SE and will lead you along the beautiful Bow River pathways, for a celebratory end at St. Patrick's island to join the Run For Water finish line program. More information is available on our Urban Ultra & Relay info page.

To date, the Calgary Run for Water has raised over $500 000. Imagine if we ALL fundraised or donated? Think about the profound impact we could make! THIS YEAR DON’T JUST RUN, RAISE for clean water in Ethiopia! A link to simply set up your fundraising page will be in your registration confirmation email.

Race Details:

5K & 10K Start/Finish Location: Confluence Plaza @ St. Patrick's Island

Start Times:

Urban Ultra & Relay - 5:00 am @ Carburn Park SE so that you can finish with the 5K/10K runners!

Kids' 500M Race - 9:00 am sharp!

10K - 9:30 am

5K - 9:35 am

Disclaimer: As the river levels are unpredictable at this time of year, we'll do our best to let you know of any course changes as they occur.

Your registration includes:

5K, 10K & Ultra events: race bib & chip timing, race plaza entertainment, post-race food, optional T-shirt.

Kids' 500M event: race bib (not timed), medal, race plaza entertainment, post-race food.

T-shirts: Register by May 20th at 11:59pm for a guaranteed race t-shirt and personalized bib! Or, at the point of registration, you can opt out of your race shirt if you so choose. Opting out allows the Run for Water to donate even more money to water projects in Ethiopia. Thanks for your consideration!

Medals will be given to all youth 5K fun run finishers & all Kids' 500M fun run participants. All kids 12 and under will receive a medal!

Race Package Pickup is on Thursday June 6th @ 4-8pm, at Strides Running Store, 3558 Garrison Gate S.W. Out-of-town guests will be able to pick up on race day (from 7:30am-9:15am). All local runners/walkers need to pick up on Thursday June 6th. Any exceptions should contact calgary@runforwater.ca

Volunteer Training & Pizza Night is Thursday June 6th at 6:30, in the Community Room at Eau Claire Market (200 Barclay Parade SW). Book it into your schedule and we'll see you there!

If you are experiencing technical difficulties in trying to register, please reach out to the Customer Success team at Events.com. Email: help@events.com

Interested in volunteering or have further questions? Please contact the Calgary Run for Water event administrator at calgary@runforwater.ca or leave a message via our Facebook page.

Thanks to the generosity of our sponsors, we are proud to announce that 100% of all registration fees go towards clean water projects in Ethiopia. Thank You to our sponsors! Your generosity changes lives.

ROUTE INFORMATION

Please see our website for route maps of each distance.