30th Annual YWCA Race Against Racism and Diversity Day

Custom Medals for the Following Categories:

1st place m/f for Overall Winners, Master, Grandmaster, and Veteran

1st, 2nd, and 3rd m/f in age groups 1-13, 14-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, and 70+ 

The Give Away Shirts for the 2026 event will be a Gildan 50/50 blend short sleeve shirt.

In order to receive the shirt size that you choose, you must register by 11:59 pm on Friday December 28, 2025.

Anyone who registers after that date will not be guaranteed the shirt size that they choose. 

Participants will be assigned a unique personal url when they register. The participant can encourage their friends to use this url when they register for this event. The system will maintain a count of the number of registrations for each url. When five participants have registered using a participant's personal url, the participant with that url will receive a retroactive refund of $5 to the credit card that they used for registration.
 

YWCA 2026 Diversity Day and Race Against Racism-5K Course

START! YWCA Phyllis Wheatley Center 124 South Cruze

Head north on S Cruze St toward McCalla Ave

Cross McCalla Ave and head north to Linden Ave

Turn right onto Linden Ave and continue straight on Linden Ave until
you hit the intersection of Linden Ave and N Castle St

Turn around at intersection and head back (southwest) down Linden Ave

Turn left on N Cruze Street

FINISH! YWCA Phyllis Wheatley Center 124 South Cruze

CLICK HERE TO VIEW MAP

The race has included access to the RaceJoy Mobile Phone Application as part of the service package for both the virtual event(s) and the traditional timed event(s). The application is a free download from the App Store or GooglePlay.

Participants can access detailed instruction on the setup and use of the application, click here

Virtual Participants will be able to use the application from 12:00 Am January 3, 2026 to 11:59 PM January 18, 2026. Timed Participants will be able to use the application from 6:00 AM to 11:00 AM January 17, 2026. 

The application will work the same for each event as far as setup and use of the application. The application will monitor the distance covered and the time spent on the course for each event. The main difference is that the virtual participants can run their run anywhere course multiple times over the defined time window and either utilize the application to record their time on RunSignup or record their time manually. The timed event participants can only run the defined course one time and their official time will be streamed to RunSignup as they cross the finish line.  

Virtual Participant 

For the virtual participants, they can use the application to post their results to RunSignup or they can post their virtual results manually as follows:

Navigate to the race's RunSignup Race Page   select the Result Tab   then select Submit Virtual Results.

Next search for your registration either by first and last name or by email address and DOB. 

Once you have found your registration select Submit Virtual Results   Enter Your Time   then select Submit Results

Timed Event Participant

We furnish the RaceJoy application for the timed events to allow the participants to use the application to monitor their distance ran and the time spent as they proceed around the course. Family and friends can use the application to monitor the participant's progress on the course and send cheers to the participant. The participant does not need to use the application to post their finish time as the timing equipment will stream that data to the results page on RunSignup as the participants cross the finish line. The application can also be used by event administrators to transmit emergency messages to participants if needed.

This race has included a virtual run option as part of their package of events. The virtual option will be available as a run anywhere course event. That means that a registrant for the virtual option will be able to run the course that they choose for this for option. There will be a window of time that the course can be ran and the distance will be defined as part of the option. In other words if a race offers a 5K virtual option, a participant in that event can run the 5K course that they choose as many times as they choose over the time window offered. The participant will be able to post their time to the RunSignup results page for the virtual event. If they post several times, their last time posted will be the time listed in the results. Virtual participants will be automatically assigned a virtual bib number when they register. The bib number assigned will be included in their online registration confirmation email. They will not actually receive a physical bib as the number is only required when they post their results to the RunSignup results page. Participants in the virtual event will receive a race shirt, but must pick up their shirt at the early packet pickup (if offered) or at the day of race packet pickup. Virtual participants are not eligible for awards.