🏃♂️ Event Overview
Organization: Always Wear Your Seatbelt Foundation
10th Annual LACE-UP TO BUCKLE-UP 5K Run/Walk!
Event Details:
- Date: Saturday, October 18, 2025
- Location: Cornerstone Charter Academy
- Address: 5903 Randolph Ave, Belle Isle, FL 32809
- Day-of Registration & Packet Pick-up: 8:00 a.m.
🎉 Ceremony and Start Times
- Opening Ceremony: 8:35 a.m. at the bus
- 5K Runners Start Time: 9:00 a.m.
- Children on Bikes/Scooters Start Time: 8:58 a.m.
🌟 Race Mission
The Always Wear Your Seatbelt Foundation invites you to join us in raising seatbelt safety awareness at our 10th anniversary 2025 Lace-Up to Buckle-Up 5K Walk/Run.
- Purpose: This is our only annual fundraising event.
- Mission: 100% of the net proceeds go towards furthering our mission to save lives and minimize injuries.
- In Memory: Raising awareness and educating teens to Always Wear Your Seatbelt, if not for yourself, for Laura & Eddie.
- Background: AWYS was founded in memory of Laura Grant and Eddie Culberhouse, who lost their lives in a tragic car accident on February 6, 2011.
For more information about our story, please visit our website at www.alwayswearyourseatbelt.org.
💲 Entry Fees
Adult Entry Fee for In-person or Virtual:
- Thru September 30th: $35.00
- October 1st - October 17th: $40.00
- October 18th: $45.00
Youth Entry Fee (Ages 13 - 19) for In-person or Virtual:
- Thru September 30th: $20.00
- October 1st - October 17th: $30.00
- Race Day: $35.00
Youth Entry Fee (Ages 7-10) for In-person, Virtual, or Scooters:
FREE Youth Entry Fee (0 - 6) for In-person:
- Note: Does not include shirt.
- Race shirts: May be purchased for $8.
Virtual & In-Person Entry fees for Adults and Youth paid entries include a unisex super-soft blend race t-shirt, a bib & number. Race packet shipping for virtual entries.
📦 Race Packet Pickup
- Packet Pickup: October 17, 2025, 4 - 8 pm
- Location: Vanbarry's Public House: 4120 S. Orange Ave., Orlando, FL 32806
- Donation Opportunity: The OneBlood mobile blood donation bus will be onsite at packet pick-up. Please consider a donation.
Virtual Participants:
You must be registered by October 1, 2025 to guarantee receipt of t-shirt and bib prior to event. We cannot guarantee race packets will be received before race day for registrations after October 1, 2025.
👕 Race T-shirts
Race t-shirts are guaranteed for registered adults and paid youth until the online system indicates "sold out". In-person participants must pick up their shirts at packet pick-up or at the event.
🏅 Race Day Awards
- Top In-person Overall: Male and female finishers
- Top 3: Male and female finishers from each age bracket
- Age Brackets: 12 & UNDER, 13-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70-79, 80 & OLDER
❓ FAQ's
- Is the 5k in-person? Yes! We will be in-person in beautiful Belle Isle, with a virtual option for those who can't be with us.
- Where do I park? Parking is free and available at Cornerstone Charter Academy, nearby businesses, and along neighboring streets.
- How do I participate virtually? When registering, select the VIRTUAL option and complete your registration.
- Course Length: The 5K is 3.1 miles.
Will I be timed? Yes! If you are wearing your bib, registered in-person participants are timed electronically.
How will I get results? The results for in-person participants will be scored and uploaded to the race website.
What’s included with my registration? All pre-registered participants will receive our official 2025 race bib and t-shirt. Water, fruit, and give-a-ways from AWYS and sponsors are free onsite.
Can I transfer my entry to someone else? No. We have a strict NO TRANSFER policy.
For more information and to register, please visit this link.