Run to Defeat ALS

Run to Defeat ALS is held in Huntland, Tennessee, on October 24, 2026, with one event on the schedule: a 5K starting at 8 a.m.

An 8 a.m. gun means an early alarm and a short, honest race. Plan to be on site an hour beforehand, jog easily for ten minutes, add three or four twenty-second accelerations, and be at the line a few minutes early, because a 5K starts fast and there is no easing into it. In training, six weeks of three or four runs a week is plenty. Add one weekly session of hard efforts lasting two to three minutes each, keep everything else conversational, and take the final three days easy so you arrive fresh rather than merely fit.