Y It Matters 5K & Fun Run

🏁 Race Day

• Date: Saturday, December 13, 2025, 8am
• Location: Starting line will be on 1st Ave between Regions Field and Railroad Park, Birmingham, AL.

💰 Registration Fees

• Race fee: $40 for pre-registration | $45 for walk-up registration on race day (no promo codes accepted for walk-up registration).
• YMCA members: receive $10 off. Please inquire at your branch and use during the online registration process.
• YMCA employees: receive $20 off. Please inquire with your direct supervisor on how to receive your employee discount code!
• Sleep in registration: available for $30 if you do not want to participate on race day but wish to support the Y and receive a race T-shirt.

👕 Shirts and Size Guarantee

• Shirt guarantee: To be guaranteed a shirt in your desired size, you must register by Friday, Nov. 21.
• Swag: While we will do our best to accommodate shirt sizes, only participants who registered on or before 11/21 are guaranteed a race shirt in the size selected at time of registration.

📍 Start/Finish Location

• Race Start/Finish: Starting near Good People Brewing on 1st Avenue South.
• Course Information: Participants will head northeast up 1st Avenue South towards the Rotary Trail toward 32nd Street South where they will turn around and race back towards Good People Brewing. Flat and fast!
• Course map: CLICK HERE to view the course map.
• Note: Our course is not certified.

📦 Packet Pickup

• Pre-race Packet Pickup: Information coming soon!
• Race-Day Packet Pickup: Saturday, December 13, 7am - 7:50am at Good People Brewery, 114 14th St S, Birmingham.

💳 Payment Information

• Accepted Payments: Credit cards are the only accepted form of payment. No cash or checks will be accepted.
• Processing Fees: Please note there is a processing fee and sales tax associated with each entry.

🔗 More Information

• Race URL: For more details, visit this link.