Red Shoe Run: Rockin' 5k

Red Shoe Run: Rockin' 5k is an annual event in Birmingham, Alabama, held on Saturday, April 17, 2027. Two formats start together at 8:00 a.m.: a 5K run/walk (3.1 miles) and a 1-mile fun run, and a third option lets you support the cause without taking part on the day. Awards go to the best costumes, to participating teams and to top fundraisers, and the morning ends with an awards ceremony and a block party.

With costume prizes and a team element, this is a race to enter with friends or colleagues rather than a course to chase a time on. The mile suits children and walkers; the 5K is the one to run properly if you want an honest effort. Proceeds go to Ronald McDonald House Charities of Alabama and support families staying at the Birmingham house.