Events
2023 United Way King of the Hill 5K
Race Website
Additional race information can be found at https://www.uwwesternct.org/king-of-the-hill-5k.
Description
Welcome to the United Way of Coastal and Western Connecticut's annual King of the Hill 5K!
A scenic and challenging certified 5K, the course weaves through the campus of Berkshire Corporate Park. Teams, walkers and runners are welcome. Parking and registration will be located at 8 Berkshire Blvd. Bethel, CT.
Proceeds support United Way of Coastal and Western Connecticut's work to make a difference in the lives of households that live paycheck-to-paycheck and struggle to make ends meet, a group that we call ALICE® (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed). These households earn more than the Federal Poverty Level, but less than the basic cost of living for our area. Combined, the number of ALICE and poverty-level households in our region is nearly 52,000. That’s 38% of our local population.
We are committed to ensuring that every child enters school ready to learn, every family is financially stable and every community we serve is healthy and strong. We are the recognized leader in identifying issues and pathways to solutions. With your support, we will continue to fight for the health, education and financial stability, and every community we serve is healthy and strong.
Why We Run
More than 38% of the people in our region struggle to pay their bills and feed their families. When you support United Way of Coastal and Western Connecticut’s King of the Hill 5K, you’re helping hardworking, low-income people in the 27 towns we serve by:
- Providing access to healthy, fresh food (Healthy Savings)
- Covering the costs of sports and enrichment activities for low-income children (ALICE Enrichment Fund)
- Making childcare more affordable (Cora’s Kids)
- Helping people put money in the bank for a brighter future (ALICE Saves)
- Making all these benefits accessible to low-income households through a new online platform called Prosperi-Key
We are committed to ensuring that every child enters school ready to learn, every family is financially stable and every community we serve is healthy and strong. We are the recognized leader in identifying issues and pathways to solutions. With your support, we will continue to fight for the health, education and financial stability, and every community we serve is healthy and strong.
Individual Awards
Race medals are awarded in the following individual categories.
- Top male and female overall
- Given to the top three women and men in each age division (12 and under, 13-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, and 60+)
Race Contact Info
If you have any questions about this race, click the button below.
Race Day Information
HELP FUNDRAISE AMONG FAMILY AND FRIENDS
It's not too late to launch a King of the Hill fundraiser with your family and friends. We make it easy with a pre-populated message and shareable links. Can you help us hit our fundraising goal to support our neighbors living paycheck to paycheck? Every dollar makes a difference! Click here to set up your fundraiser.
RACE DAY REGISTRATION
Know someone who wants to run but didn't sign up? Race day registration will be available beginning at 4pm on Thursday, September 14. Grab a friend and bring them along for the fun!
AWARDS
Awards will be given in the following categories:
- Top male
- Top female
- Top 3 Female in the following age categories: 12 and under; 13-19; 20-29; 30-39; 40-49; 50-59; 60+
- Top 3 Male in the following age categories: 12 and under; 13-19; 20-29; 30-39; 40-49; 50-59; 60+
- Top 3 Mixed Team (Corporate team only): Finishing time will be based off fastest three runners (mixed gender required - 1 male, 2 female//2 female, 1 male) in a registered corporate team
HAVE QUESTIONS
Have questions? Contact Ebony Jeffress at ebony.jeffress@uwwesternct.org or Nicole Albohn at nicole.albohn@uwwesternct.org.
