Racing Against Hate 5K Run/Walk

Join the First Coast YMCA and Jewish Community Alliance for the 2nd Annual Race Against Hate 5K Run/Walk at the Winston Family YMCA on Sunday, February 23, 2025!  Let's lace up and come together to celebrate unity, diversity, and inclusivity in our community. Whether you're running to beat your personal best or walking to show your support, this event is more than a race-it's a movement for change and hope. The annual event will include a 5K run or walk over the Acosta Bridge in the main road (southbound) starting at 1pm.  A 1 mile fun run has been added to the riverwalk starting at 2pm.  Both runs are open to runners and walkers of all levels.  You will earn a Racing Against Hate T-shirt and custom medal. 

The Unity Village will be open pre and post event with community partners, activities and food trucks.  A brief warm-up/stretch will be held by our YMCA & JCA instructors for all ages & abilities.

As part of this movement to Promote Unity and Dismantle Hate, we invite you to get your friends involved & support your efforts! Through our fundraising portal, you can invite others to show their support & encouragement of a BETTER YOU &  a BETTER COMMUNITY.  Proceeds will benefit the First Coast YMCA and Jewish Community Alliance's Together Against Hate: Promoting Unity in the Community partnership to bring education, conversation and speaker events in 2025-2026.

 

Pre-race Packet Pickup

Packet Pick up at the Winston Family YMCA, 221 Riverside Ave:
Feb 20th: 9AM-9PM
Feb 21st : 9AM-8PM
Feb 22nd: 9AM-5PM
Feb 23rd: Day of Race (prior to 1pm Start Time)
Packet Pick Up at the Jewish Community Alliance (JCA), 8505 San Jose Blvd:
Feb 20th: 9:30AM-2PM and 4PM-6PM
Feb 21st 9:30AM-2PM

 

Day Of Race Event Schedule

12pm           Unity Village Opens with vendors and community partners

Race packet pick up and Day of registration opens

12:45pm       Warm-up and announcements

1pm             5K Race begins

2pm             1M Fun Run Begins

2:15pm        Awards Ceremony

3pm             Unity Village closes

 

Map of course can be found here:

https://www.strava.com/routes/3274478329375840076

 

1 Mile Fun Run Course:

https://www.strava.com/routes/3303778560161315382

 

The race will be chip timed using a bib chip system.   Chips will be distributed at the packet pickup.   All runners must cross the mat at the finish line with their chip properly attached to their shirt to score in the race.  Chips will NOT have to be returned at the conclusion of the race at the finish line.   

For Scoring purposes:

Over All Awards will be based off RACE START TIME.

Age group awards will be based off of your individual CHIP TIME.  

Race results will be available live online from this site:

Secondwindresults.com

Runners can also have individual results printed after their race at the Second Wind Timing results tent.

 

Overall Awards will be presented as follows:

Overall  - 1st Place, 2nd Place, 3rd Place

5K AGE GROUPS - 10 YEAR INTERVALS

Age group awards will be presented to the top men / women /NB in the following age groups:
0-9, 10-14, 15-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70 Plus

*Overall awards are based on Official Start Time.  Age Group Awards are based off Individual Chip Time.

Winston Family YMCA
221 Riverside Ave
Jacksonville, FL US 32202

If you have any questions about this race, please contact the race director at

In 2023, the Jewish Community Alliance and First Coast YMCA proudly announce a new partnership to take an active role in educating and inspiring our neighbors to build a more inclusive Northeast Florida.  Together Against Hate: Promoting Unity in Our Community is a social responsibility initiative including a speaker series and curious conversations addressing topics that impact our area including prejudices in faith, race, antisemitism, ethnicity, LGBTQ+, gender, and diverse abilities. In 2023, influential speakers from 904Ward, JASMYN, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), The Arc Jacksonville, the LJD Jewish Family & Community Services, OneJax, and Interfaith Center, have empowered our neighbors with the knowledge needed to have a voice in taking a stance against bias. In 2024, we discussed immigration, Muslim & Jewish complex relationships, civil discourse and military community barriers.