Courage Day 5K

🏃‍♂️ Courage Day 5K

The Courage Closet is dedicated to supporting survivors of sexual assault, domestic violence, and child abuse in Northern Virginia. Our donations help ensure all survivors are treated with dignity, respect, have access to compassionate medical care, and state of the art evidence collection.

Our founder and leader Liz Sands was kidnapped and raped on April 17, 1999 at the age of 17. Following her attack, her family proclaimed April 17th her "Courage Day", a celebration of her survival. Her family held a party with family and friends on the first anniversary of her attack and has celebrated every year since.

🌳 Event Details

The Courage Day 5K and Fun Run is held at beautiful Franklin Park in Western Loudoun County, VA. Franklin Park boasts 200+ acres of rolling hills and views of the Blue Ridge mountains. This is a trail course, while not technical it is also not paved.

This a family friendly event! In addition to the 5K, we will also have a Kids fun run and a Tot Trot! Tot trot is a short sprint and is a free event for toddlers with an adult registration. We are thrilled to have you join us!

We also have a virtual 5k and fun run option, if you are unable to join us in person.

📍 Race Location

Race location:
Franklin Park
17501 Franklin Park Dr
Purcellville, VA 20132

📅 Date

Date:
Sunday, May 18, 2025

🕒 Event Schedule

• 7:45: race day packet pickup starts
• 8:45: Fun Run
• 9:00: 5K
• 10:00: Tot Trot (when 5K is done)

💵 Registration Fees

• 5K: $30 through March 15
• $35 until online registration closes on Thursday, April 11 at 8:00 pm
• $40 through race day
• Fun Run: $15 through Thursday, April 1 at 8:00 pm

Fun Run participants will receive a shirt and kid's medal.

• Tot Trot: FREE and sign up will be on race day and will receive a medal only.
• Virtual 5K: $40 and includes packet shipping if needed.

📦 Packet Pickup

Packet pick up will be at the =PR= Leesburg store on Saturday, May 17 from 2-4 pm, then again on race day, at Franklin Park starting at 7:45 am. Participants are encouraged to pick up their packet before race day. Shipping is also an option for Virtual Event option only for a small fee.

🏆 Awards

Awards for the live event will be given to the top 3 overall Male & Female finishers and the top 3 boys and girls 10 & under.

💖 Proceeds

All proceeds will go directly to The Courage Closet. This is our 6th annual 5k, to date the Courage Day 5K is our largest fundraiser. We have a goal of raising $20,000 from the 5K to support survivors through the INOVA FACT department. The Inova Ewing Forensic Assessment and Consultation Teams address the unique needs of abused children and adults.

🔍 Top Areas of Need

• Additional staffing: with 3 full-time, 4 part-time and 5 PRNs there is a great need to bring on more providers. It would cost approximately $115,000/year to have a full-time nurse at Cornwall.
• Patient Assistance: This covers essentials such as meals during exams, rides to appointments, and costs of medications.
• Equipment Maintenance: Cortexflo technology is used during examinations: maintenance costs are ~$10,000-$15,000/year.
• Team Resiliency: Support for team building events to help address burnout and low morale.

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