AABB Foundation 5K Run/1-Mile Walk/Sleep-in for Research

Run for Research (October 26): Select the 5K race (timed) or 1-mile walk (not timed) on Sunday, October 26, 2025. Your registration includes a commemorative t-shirt and grab-and-go breakfast. 

Sleep-In for Research: Would you rather hit the pillow instead of the pavement? Choose to snooze and Sleep-In for Research. Your registration includes a commemorative t-shirt, showcasing your proud support of the AABB Foundation. 

Registrants must pick up their t‑shirts and bibs on Saturday, October 25, 2025, between 8:00am - 5:00pm PT in the Hall E Lobby of the San Diego Convention Center. There will be an AABB Foundation Run for Research Packet Pick-Up Booth. There is no Run for Research registration on race day.

On race day (Sunday, October 26). please arrive at the Start line by no later than 6:45am PT.  Parking is available in the San Diego Convention Center and throughout downtown San Diego near Embarcadero Park. More information is available at: https://www.visitsandiego.com/parking.

• Start for the Run for Research is on the boardwalk behind the San Diego Marriott Marquis Marina Hotel, near the San Diego Convention Center.
• From the start, the course runs north, through Embarcadero Marina Park North. 
• Participants continue northbound to the turnaround along the boardwalk and return southbound. 
• Participants complete the Run for Research at the San Diego Marriott Marquis Marina Hotel.

The AABB Foundation was established with the mission of fueling innovative research in transfusion medicine and biotherapies through grant making, education, industry leadership engagement and recognition. Through the generosity of our community over the years, the Foundation has raised millions of dollars to fund more than 200 early-stage investigators, who have conducted impactful research on a range of medical conditions, including alloimmunization, sickle cell disease, West Nile virus, SARS Cov-2, malaria, anemia, hemophilia and many more - learn more here.

For Run for Research sponsorships, please contact foundation@aabb.org.