Warrior Way 5K

Warrior Way 5K Overview

We are honored to share that the recipient of this year’s Warrior Way 5K is a very special little warrior named Aspen and her family!❤️

Our mission with the Warrior Way has always been to come together as a community to encourage, uplift, and support those going through challenges. Aspen’s journey is one of strength and love, and we are so grateful for the opportunity to rally behind her and help provide support.

Aspen’s Journey

Aspen was born seemingly healthy, a 7 pound 12 ounce beautiful girl. She slept a lot but we were told she just had a traumatic entrance (c section) and needed some time to recoup. I had a mom gut feeling something was right but she was my first baby and I didn't know what I was doing. As a baby she slept a lot. Like a LOT and wouldn’t wake up to feed. This got her put in a failure to thrive category.

• Initial Concerns: She was supplementing with everything we could and she still was either just not waking up or losing weight.
• Medical Intervention: She got down to 5 pounds and that’s when doctors decided to place an NG tube in her nose so we could feed her even when she was sleeping.
• Genetic Diagnosis: A full genetic panel revealed she was missing a very large portion of her 14th chromosome, chromosome 14q32.2-32.33 deletion syndrome.
• Specialist Care: She follows a neurologist for known seizures, a gastroenterologist and requires a g tube for feeding, nephrology, cardiology, physiatry, urology, an ENT, amongst several other specialists.

She receives therapy services 3/5 days a week, uses braces to walk because her legs aren’t as strong as they should be, and was just diagnosed with a sub-mucous cleft palate that will require reconstructive surgery in January. She has made giant leaps in her progress, after once being told she would never ambulate or talk but still has lots of growth to go. We hope to be able to give her all the things to help her be as successful as possible!

Race Day Schedule of Events

• 6:30am: Race Day Packet Pick-up
• 8:30am: Kids Fun Run
• 9:00am: Competitive 5k Run

Race Day Packet Pickup

Saturday, April 11, 2026 – 6:30-8:30am at the race site

Awards

5K awards will be given as follows:

• Overall Male & Female: winner of 5K
• Overall: under 18 winner of the fun run
• Age Groups: top male & top female runners in each age group: 1-8: 9-12: 13-15, 16-19, 20-24: 25-29: 30-34: 35-39: 40-44: 45-49: 50-54: 55-59: 60-64: 65-69: 70-74: 75-79: 80+
• Division: Awards will be available on-site after the race.

Register Now

For more information and to register, visit the official race page.