Kick for Kenya and Clean Water

🏃‍♂️ Race Overview

Please join us on Saturday morning, May 24, for the 2025 Kick for Kenya and Clean Water 5K!

Run or walk for a cause: proceeds will be used to help fund community development activities (e.g., planning, training, and execution of projects) in rural eastern Kenya in partnership with Kenya Kids (US-based nonprofit), the Touch Africa Child Education Programme (TACEP, a Kenyan NGO), and other local Kenyan community partners. Funds raised will be invested where needed most, in particular to provide educational opportunities, improve public health, and address the compounded effects of several consecutive years of extreme weather that has led to food and water insecurity throughout the region. Our Kenyan partners' long-term vision includes construction and development of a community center with dedicated space for TACEP field staff offices, tutoring and counseling services, animal husbandry and agricultural demonstration plots, and hosting speakers/conferences for educational instruction and vocational training, as well as on-site housing for children or families in need and/or short-term international visitors.

📋 Race Notes

• 💲 Registration, Entry Fees, and Donations

  • Early bird pricing: $35 per entrant registered by Wednesday, April 30.
    • Note: $25 of the $35 entry fee is considered tax deductible.
  • Entry fee increase: $40 on May 1 and $45 the week of the race (Monday, May 19, through race day morning).
  • Additional donations: any amount is welcome.
  • Pre-registration: highly encouraged to ensure timely start and sufficient supplies!

• 📦 Packet Pickup and Parking

  • Pre-race packet pickup: Available at Eastwind Community Church on May 18 and Fleet Feet Treasure Valley on May 23.
  • Day of race packet pickup: 8-9 AM in the Eastwind Community Church parking lot on Saturday, May 24.
  • Parking: Available across the street at Eagle Christian Church: the lot will be closed from 8 AM to noon on race day.
  • Carpooling: Highly encouraged.

• 🏁 Race

  • Start/finish location: Eastwind Community Church Parking lot.
  • Starting time: 9:30 AM!
  • Course: Runs out and back along the Surprise Valley bike path.

• 🎉 Amenities

  • Course: Accurate out-and-back course on a flat, scenic bike path.
  • Course marshals: Located at all intersections for traffic control.
  • Mile splits: Provided.
  • Post-race food: Food and party for all participants.

• 🏆 Course Records

  • Kids (12 and under): Boys: Nate Drescher, 23:21 (2022): Girls: Nadia Kouskov, 21:41 (2023).
  • Youth (13-19): Boys: Luke Drescher and Royal Colley, 17:58 (2023): Girls: Nora Robinson, 22:15 (2023).
  • Open: Men: Erik Teig, 15:42.7 (2022): Women: Amanda Dunne, 19:58 (2022).
  • Masters (40+): Men: Ryan Meyer, 17:53 (2023): Women: Kelly Burlile, 24:06 (2022).

For more information, visit the official race page: Kick for Kenya and Clean Water.