About the Stepping Forward For Down Syndrome 5K
The course starts and finishes at Alemeda's Carousel Shelter, and the race benefits the local Special Olympics chapter. The morning has a giving-back purpose at its center, and that shapes who shows up and what the atmosphere feels like.
The event spreads well beyond the run itself. A live DJ plays while people decorate socks, enter a crazy sock contest, warm up at a hot chocolate bar, and watch face-painting. It is the kind of morning where the finish line is a beginning rather than an ending.
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Distances & Start Times
5K3/21/2027 09:00$30
1 Mile3/21/2027 09:00$30
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