Race for Warmth

Again this year, we are hosting our 5k/10k walk/run onsite at 1200 Fort Vancouver Way. There will also be a virtual option for those who want to join from afar or want to participate on another day.

Register here for all events.

Yes, email us at [email protected] for changes to existing registrations.

No, your registration and bib number are non-transferable.

No, all registrations are final. Thank you for your donation to Operation Warm Heart!

Yes. Day-of registration will be available on race day until 8:30 a.m. for $50 with card payments only. Race bags and shirts in your preferred size are not guaranteed. Early online registration is encouraged.

Yes, online registration is open until midnight on January 30, 2027. To guarantee a race shirt in your preferred size, please register by December 31, 2026.

Your $40 registration includes run/walk participation, a Race for Warmth shirt, drawstring race bag with goodies generously donated by local businesses. All race proceeds are donated straight to Operation Warm Heart.

Cost for the 5K/10K is $40 and all race registration proceeds go directly to Operations Warm Heart.

A virtual run is just like running a race with thousands of other people… just not all at the same place! You get to pick your own start time and finish line. You can run or walk around your block, choose a route in your neighborhood or even complete the race on your treadmill. Just like onsite participants, you receive a packet with a shirt, a bib number, race swag, and more.

Packet pickup will be held at Clark Public Utilities Electric Center at 1200 Fort Vancouver Way and is scheduled for Friday, January 29 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday, January 30 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Packet pickup will remain drive-thru style in our main parking lot. Please follow directional signage and volunteers when you arrive. More information regarding packet pickup will be sent out the week of the race.

Yes! We encourage people to pick up packets for all their friends and family prior to race day. If picking up for more than two participants, please come with a list of full registered names.

Yes, there will be an option when you register to have your packet mailed to you for an additional $10. This option will be available until midnight on January 11, 2027. Mailed packets will only include bib number and race shirts. Goodie bags with donated promotional items can be picked up onsite the morning of the event.

Yes. If you do not pick up your bib number, you will not be able to participate the day of the race. For safety, bib numbers are required to be worn during the event.

Thank you for being interested, but our event is produced by Clark Public Utilities and ran entirely by employee volunteers.

Submissions are not required, you can track your time and distance any way you choose.

Yes! More details regarding this will be sent out the week of the race, however everyone will have a chance to win! To improve your chances of winning, additional raffle tickets will be available for purchase with cash or check. All proceeds go to Operation Warm Heart.

There will be no event provided restrooms available on the course, however, portable restrooms will be located outdoors in the parking lot at 1200 Fort Vancouver Way.

Yes, the finish lines will remain open until noon.

Clark Public Utility certified flaggers and course marshals will be stationed along the routes helping participants stay on the course and available to answer questions they might have along the way.

Yes, there will be a few water stations along both courses.

Yes. These bibs record your official time and your bib number allows us to confirm that everyone has made it back safely at the end of the event. For that reason, we ask that you wear your bib number and be sure to cross the timing line at both the start and finish of the race.

The 5K & 10K walk/run is officially timed with the hired timing company Eclectic Edge Racing, which is why bib numbers are required.

Devices with earpieces are allowed on the course. If you choose to wear headphones, please be extra cautious and mindful of the volume of your music, safety is key!

No animals are allowed on the course except for designated service animals. Please leave your pets at home or plan for someone to stay with them while you race.

Yes, but please start at the back of the pack and be cautious of other participants, the course narrows in places.

Yes, an employee volunteer staffed coat/bag check will be located onsite the morning of the race until noon.

Carpooling and/or drop off is always recommended, but if you’re driving, here are a few recommended places to park the morning of the event:

• Public Parking Lot (off Fort Vancouver Way & E. 5th Street)
• VITA Elementary School
• Hudson’s Bay High School
• Clark Community College
• Marshall Center
• Public parking on Officers Row

The kid’s fun run will start at 8:30 a.m., the 5k/10k walk/run will begin between 9:00 – 9:15 a.m.. More details regarding staggard start times coming soon.

The kid’s run is a short, closed route right in front of the utility building. Kids will follow a local team mascot on a sidewalk trail around the front lawn of our building. Employee volunteers will be along the path keeping kids safe on the route.

Yes. A variety of food carts will be onsite from 8 a.m. to noon.