April Run Roundup
10th Annual Walk for Autism
April 6, Veteran’s Park
This 1-mile walk and 5K race at Veteran’s Park will benefit the Autism Society of Alabama. The ASA mascot Jerry, a frog, and a sulcata tortoise named Frankie will make an appearance. A DJ and food vendors will also be present. Registration is $30 ($35 day of event) and includes a T-shirt. Awards will be given for top fundraiser and best team spirit. Race checkin begins at 7 a.m., and the race begins at 7:30 a.m. Check-in for the walk starts at 8:30 a.m., and the walk will begin at 9:30 a.m.
Visit walkforautismal.com or email lauren@autism-alabama.org.
Ready. Set. Cure. 5K
April 13, Oak Mountain State Park
The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Junior Board will host this 5K to help cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin’s disease and myeloma, and improve the quality of life of patients and their families. For the event, park admission will be free.
Meet at the Dogwood Pavilion, the race start and end point. Registration is at 7 a.m., the race at 8 a.m. and awards and giveaways at 9 a.m. To register visit active.com; children 12 and under free, adults are $30.
Visit facebook.com/pages/ReadySetCure/351632744851331.
Birmingham’s 8th Annual Walk to End Lupus
April 20, Veteran’s Park
The former “Walk for Lupus Now” 3-mile walk will raise awareness and funds for services provided by the Lupus Foundation of America. There will be music, snacks, face painting, entertainment and information about living with lupus. Registration is at 8:30 a.m., and the walk begins at 10:30 a.m. Proceeds go toward the Mid-South chapter and lupus research.
Visit lupuswalkbirmingham.kintera.org or call Mike Singer at (615) 298-2273.
Build A Library 5K and Fun Run
May 4, Town of Mt Laurel
The run, which starts at 8 a.m., will take participants through the streets of the Town of Mt Laurel.
The 5K will be followed by a one-mile family Fun Run. The Friends of Mt Laurel Public Library hopes proceeds from the race will push the library’s building fund over the finish line so construction can begin on a permanent library to serve the Dunnavant Valley/Highway 41 area.
Register at dg-racing.net or pick up a form at the Mt Laurel Library’s temporary location at 33 Olmsted Street or mtlaurellibraryrun.com.