ChadTough Defeat DIPG Superhero Sprint & 6K

Friday, February 28 - Last day for Early Bird registration. Prices go up March 1, 2025.  

Monday, March 3 - Deadline to meet race team goals for child's name on back of shirt.

Wednesday, April 9 - Last day to register to receive shirt/bib/bandana by May 1, 2025 (Brain Tumor Awareness Month). 

Thursday, April 24 - Last day to register to receive shirt/bib/bandana by May 17, 2025 (DIPG Awareness Day).

April 25 - May 17 - Shirts/bandanas will ship in June.

Saturday, May 17 - Last day for registration.

We will be working hard to get race shirts and bibs mailed out as quickly as possible, in accordance with the dates outlined above. We ask for your understanding if there are delays beyond our control with the U.S. Postal Service. 

Here is a list of local events hosted in honor of our childhood cancer superheroes, as part of the Virtual Superhero 6K!

• April 29 – Viv’s Vikings:  The Finn family will again walk in honor of Vivienne, meeting at Tod’s Point in Greenwich, CT, on April 29th at 1pm (meet behind the first concession stand).

• May 3 - Karisa's Unicorns:  Join Karissa's friends and family for a walk/race at 7am on Sat, May 3, at Lake Atalanta in Rogers, AR. There will be blue and yellow balloons marking where to get started to walk around the lake and balloons on the bench where we will gather after. We will do one loop at 7am and another at 7:45am and conclude at the bench at 8:30am. Furry friends welcome!

• May 3 – Team Brody:  The Townsend family is hosting a gathering to run the race on Sat, May 3, at 9am at The Oakwood Clubhouse in Lakeland, TN. They’d love to have people join them to run/walk with Team Brody!

• May 17 – Love for Maggie:  Join the DeVries family for their third annual park day to honor Maggie on DIPG Awareness Day, May 17, at 3pm. Hang out, enjoy some snacks, and remember Maggie at one of her favorite parks (Brookmeadow Park in Frankfort, IL) while raising awareness for this awful disease. You can loop around the pond at the park or head through the neighborhood.

• May 17 - Malin's No Throwaway Days:  Join the Opitz family to run/walk or bike as a team on this day! Meet at the Roller Skating Banana Statue at Rebsamen Park in Little Rock, AR. Follow the Malin's No Throwaway Days Facebook page for more specific details closer to the event.

BACK FOR 2025!  The Superhero 6K is so special because of the many families who participate in honor of their kids. It's the children who are our heroes! This year we will again be listing the names of kids who have inspired the Superhero 6K race teams on the back of the race shirt as our 2025 Childhood Brain Cancer Superheroes. 

How do you make this happen? The team needs to meet one or both of the participation goals listed below by MARCH 3, 2025:

1. Create a race team in honor of a child who has fought (or is currently fighting) childhood brain cancer and get a minimum of 10 people to register on your team, AND/OR

    

2. Create a fundraiser and raise a minimum of $500. 

   
   

We encourage you to get your team set up and spread the word right away! To meet our printing deadline, teams must complete one of the participation goals by March 3, 2025, to have their child's name added for this year's shirt. Once you reach your goal, the team captain(s) will be contacted to confirm the child's name.

The Mosier family created the Superhero 6K race in 2016 in honor of their son Michael Mosier, a 6-year-old little boy from Bethesda, MD, who battled DIPG for 8.5 months before passing away in May 2015. This is our 10th Annual Superhero 6K event, marking 10 years since Michael passed away. It has been an honor for this event to include many dozens of childhood cancer families over the years, and we can't wait to welcome back so many supporters who participate in honor of many special childhood cancer fighters.
 
All proceeds from the race will benefit ChadTough Defeat DIPG Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization which the Mosier family co-founded alongside the Carr family. In the fight for a DIPG/DMG cure, we help patients and families by funding game-changing research and providing navigation throughout their journey.
 
Brain tumors are the leading cause of childhood cancer death for children and adolescents under the age of 19. DIPG (diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma) is the most lethal form of pediatric brain cancer. There is now hope for progress in the battle against DIPG, and your participation can make an impact and help save these kids' lives!