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1st Annual Run for Resilience Ostomy 5k, Ann Arbor MI

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About the Event

Come celebrate the 1st Annual Run for Resilience Ostomy 5k on Saturday, October 3rd in celebration Ostomy Awareness Day!

This family friendly event will include lots of fun and laughter, local vendors, food, music and celebration so be sure to bring your entire family! All proceeds benefit the United Ostomy Associations of America, Inc (UOAA) charity, a 501(c)(3) organization. Donations are tax deductible. Visit www.ostomy.org for more information. 

Race Day Schedule: To Be Announced - Stay Tuned! 

CREATE OR JOIN A RACE GROUP/TEAM!
Once you’ve registered you have the option to CREATE a new RACE GROUP/TEAM or to JOIN one that’s already been established. This is a great way to get others in your community to Register to Participate in the Run and compete against each other. Invite family, friends, co-workers to Register, pick to be on your Race Group/Team (or start their own), order their T-Shirt & Bib and celebrate the day with you! (Please note this is NOT a Team Fundraiser. To set up a Personal or Team Fundraiser, please go to the DONATE button.)

 
FUNDRAISING - Raise $150 or more and your Registration Fee will be refunded!
Fundraising is an important aspect of our Run for Resilience Ostomy 5K. Funds raised help UOAA continue to provide resources, educational materials, advocacy and support to the ostomy and continent diversion community.

We invite you to set up your own Personal or Team Fundraiser when registering to participate in the event, or through our DONATE button at the top of this page. You can create a unique Fundraiser Name and URL address, personalize your fundraising message, and direct your friends and family to your page to join your team or sponsor you in your fundraising goal.

 
FUNDRAISING INCENTIVES
Your commitment to fundraise and support the ostomy and continent diversion community is no small endeavor, and we appreciate your dedication and hard work.

Fundraising Level - Empower: $250+ in fundraising individually or as a Team Captain. 
♦Fundraising award: TBA
 
Fundraising Level - Champion: $450+ in fundraising individually or as a Team Captain
♦Fundraising award: TDA

The Champion level fundraisers will also receive the Empower level fundraising award. 

 

SPONSORSHIP
If you are interested in supporting the run as a Sponsor, please contact Local Race Director, Denise Miller at Ostomy5kMI@gmail.com or National Race Director, Jen Small at jen.small@ostomy.org 

DONATIONS
United Ostomy Associations of America (UOAA) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that supports, empowers and advocates for the estimated 725,000 to 1 Million people who are living with an ostomy or continent diversion across the country. Your generous donation helps us to raise awareness of this life-saving surgery and to continue our mission of promoting their quality of life through information, support, advocacy and collaboration. To make a Donation or start a Fundraising Team, please click on the "DONATE" Button at the top of this page.

RUN REFERRAL PROGRAM
Invite 5 other people to register and participate in the Run with you and you will be refunded $20 on YOUR registration! Simply share your unique referral link found on your registration confirmation page (email) "Remember to invite your friends with your special URL https:// ..." The referral program is valid for all in-person run locations and the virtual event so even if they cannot join you where you are, they can still celebrate from afar! 

Races Offered

Kids 50 Yard Dash - AGES 5 and Under

Oct 03, 2026

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Distance — 50 Yards

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09:00

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$20.00

Kids 50 Yard Dash - AGES 6 to 10

Oct 03, 2026

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Distance — 50 Yards

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09:00

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$20.00

Run for Resilience Ostomy 5k - OPEN Division

Oct 03, 2026

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Distance — 5K

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09:00

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$35.00

Run for Resilience Ostomy 5k - OSTOMATE Division

Oct 03, 2026

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Distance — 5K

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Type — Running

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09:00

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$35.00

Weather Overview

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for October in Dexter.

Temp (°C)
Feels Like (°C)
thermostat 8.2° / 17.3°
wb_sunny 5.0° / 14.1°
Wind (km/h)
Humidity (%)
air 12.3 /
water_drop 70.6%

About Dexter

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Dexter is a village of 4,700 people in Washtenaw County, southeast Michigan. Named for local judge Samuel William Dexter, the village was first settled in 1825; today, it's a popular destination for its quaint downtown surrounding the village green, and the locally-renowned Dexter Cider Mill.

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