Dalton's Dash 5k Walk/Run

🏃‍♂️Event Overview

Grab your friends, family, survivors, and caretakers, and join us for a beautiful morning of love, laughter, and fun! Oh...and a 5k run/walk + kids' dash!

🎗️Why D-Feet Cancer?

• Mission: D-Feet Cancer was formed in late 2021 after parents Jen and Will promised their 12-year-old son, Dalton, they wouldn’t stop fighting this disease to help kids like him.
• Funding: In January 2023, they donated $100,000.08 to fund one year of Ewing Sarcoma research.
• Research Partnership: This research, in partnership with the University of Pittsburgh and St. Baldrick’s Foundation, aims to specifically target Ewing Sarcoma cells.
• Future Goals: D-Feet Cancer plans to donate at least another $150,000 to pediatric cancer researchers in the first half of 2025.

📅Event Details

• Date: May 17, 2025
• Location: 800 Five Points Road, Virginia Beach, VA
• Run Type: This is a FUN run and not a timed event.
• Packet Pickup: MAY 16, 2025 at CLUB BRITTANY from 4-6 pm.

💙Dalton Fox's Story

In March of 2018, Dalton began a standard chemotherapy regimen designed to kill the rapidly dividing Ewing Sarcoma cells along with a limb salvage surgery in July of 2018. After almost a year of chemotherapy and an artificial knee and metal tibia, Dalton was declared cancer-free in February of 2019.

Dalton loved animals, especially lemurs, and even had a lemur picture on Larry, his prosthetic leg. Unfortunately, after multiple treatments, he needed better medicine/treatment options and time. Dalton died on May 25, 2021, a little more than three years after his initial diagnosis.

⚠️Participation Guidelines

• Strollers: Those running with strollers and walking are encouraged to start in the back of the pack.
• Wheelchair Participants: Wheelchair/hand-cyclists/duo teams will be allowed on a limited basis, starting at the front of the pack.
• Prohibited Items: Pets, bicycles, skateboards, in-line skates, and scooters are NOT permitted in the race.
• Encouragement: Cheers to the 5th Annual Dalton's Dash 5k and kids' 100-yard dash! We hope to see you there!

🔗Learn More

To learn more about D-Feet Cancer, the research we fund, and our mission, please visit www.DFeetCancer.org. You can also read more about the grant here.

📝Registration Link

Register now for Dalton's Dash 5k.