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If you would like to become a sponsor, please email Alyssa Carroll at acarroll@ech.org
Event Description
🌄 Celebrate Spring. Embrace the Adirondacks. 🌄
Each spring, the Doc Lopez Run for Health brings runners, walkers, and outdoor enthusiasts together for a refreshing start to the season, all while supporting population health with Elizabethtown Community Hospital.
This beloved community event offers something for everyone:
🏔️ Half Marathon: A stunning 13.1‑mile point‑to‑point course honoring Dr. Robert “Doc” Lopez: veterinarian, accomplished runner, and Adirondack legend. The race begins in Keene Valley and follows the scenic NY Route 9N corridor straight into Elizabethtown.
🌲 5K Trail Race: A fun, family‑friendly route inviting participants of all ages and abilities to run, jog, walk, or even skip along a beautiful Adirondack trail. New route this year!
Running club and family discounts are available during registration!
Thanks to our generous event sponsors, registration stays affordable and more of the proceeds go directly toward supporting patients and families in our community. It’s a true celebration of health, nature, and togetherness.
Support Your Community With Every Step!
The Doc Lopez Run for Health is a chance to lift up our community. When you rally support, join teams, or inspire friends to match their gifts, incredible things happen right here at University of Vermont Health – Elizabethtown Community Hospital.
Every step powers vital local programs that keep care close to home, including:
🍎 Food and supplies for the Community Cupboard
💙 Free health clinics for diabetes, heart health, women’s health, and more
🧦 Comfort items for patients undergoing chemotherapy
🏥 Tools for home health and safety, like blood pressure cuffs, pulse oximeters, and pill organizers
⛴️ Travel support, including gas and ferry cards for patients who need help getting to appointments
Every contribution stays local. Every runner strengthens access to quality care. Every team brings us closer to a healthier community.
🏃♀️ Move with purpose. Lift up your neighbors. Let’s run for health! 🏃♀️
Would you like to be a sponsor? Contact Alyssa Carroll at acarroll@ech.org, or use the "contact us" form below.
Would you like to volunteer? Contact Jodi Gibbs at jgibbs@ech.org, or use the "contact us form" below.
Not a runner? You can still support the cause by clicking the Donate button below!
About Doc Lopez
Dr. Robert “Doc” Lopez, a veterinarian and accomplished runner, started a special tradition when he carried the torch for the 1980 Winter Olympics through Westport and Elizabethtown, New York. Running up and over Adirondack “hills” became the foundation for a beloved, local Adirondack running event, the Doc Lopez Run for Health. The race has been held for more than 45 years in Elizabethtown, New York.
Doc was an avid runner and completed the Boston and New York City marathons among others as he achieved 60 marathons by age 60. He loved the outdoors and encouraged others to get moving outside through the many races he organized, including the Westport 24-Hour Marathon, Whiteface Mountain Uphill Race, Frostbite Run five-miler around Mirror Lake, and the Sara-Placid Marathon from Paul Smith’s College to Lake Placid.
His love of running was passed on to his 14 children and, today, his daughter, Sue, carries on the Run for Health tradition as race director. Though the race route and charity have changed since it was first held in 1980, the event has always been about inspiring people to get outdoors and run for a good cause.
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Event Location
Cobble Hill Golf Course
Cobble Hill Golf Course
Elizabethtown, NY 12932 US
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$194
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View AllAlyssa Carroll, Philanthropy and Community Engagement Officer at ECH
$50.00 raised of $100.00
