Name: Rare Disease Day
Start: 2026-02-28
End: 2026-02-28
Location: Plano

About the Event

Run Different is honored to present our first ever RARE DISEASE DAY 5K! Rare Disease Day is observed on February 28th each year to raise awareness for the 300 million people worldwide living with rare diseases. Help us bring attention to this often-overlooked cause! Finishers will receive a CUSTOM EVENT-THEMED MEDAL! Those who place top FOUR in their age group will win an ADDITIONAL AWARD MEDAL!

Registration Includes:

- Event-themed participation t-shirt (5K & 1M) **REGISTER BY 02/14 TO GAURANTEE YOUR T-SHIRT SIZE**

- Custom Finisher Medal (5K & 1M)

- Eligibility for Age Group Awards (5K ONLY)

Age groups will be awarded 3 deep in the following divisions: M/F 0-4, M/F 5-9, M/F 10-14, M/F 15-19, M/F 20-24, M/F 25-29, M/F 30-34, M/F 35-39, M/F 40-44, M/F45-49, M/F 50-54, M/F 55-59, M/F 60-64, M/F 65-69, M/F 70-74, M/F 75-79, M/F 80+. Our OVERALL MALE, OVERALL FEMALE, MALE MASTERS (40+), FEMALE MASTERS (40+), MALE GRAND MASTERS (60+), & FEMALE GRAND MASTERS (60+) will receive PLATINUM MEDALS!

**AWARDS WILL BE DISTRIPUTED AT THE EVENT. WE WILL NOT SHIP AWARDS. PLEASE BE SURE TO CHECK ON YOUR RESULTS PRIOR TO LEAVING THE EVENT.**

Races Offered

Kid's Dash

Feb 28, 2026

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Distance — Kids Dash

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07:50

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$0.00

1 Mile

Feb 28, 2026

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Distance — 1 Miles

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Type — Running

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08:00

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$18.00

5K

Feb 28, 2026

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Distance — 5K

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Type — Running

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08:00

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$35.00

Virtual Option

Feb 28, 2026

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Distance — Virtual Option

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08:00

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$40.00

Weather History

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for February in Plano.

thermostat Temperature

5.5° / 16.2°

wb_sunny Feels like

1.3° / 13.0°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

7h 28m

water_drop Avg rainfall

2.9 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

—

air Avg wind speed

15.0 km/h (Gentle breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

Low

terrain Course conditions

Firm and slightly soft

sunny Max UV Index

Moderate (3.0)

humidity_mid Humidity

69.1%

wb_twilight Sunrise

08:09

nightlight Sunset

19:10

About Plano

Learn more about the host city, Plano.

Plano is a city of 285,000 people (2020) in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex region of Texas and is north of Dallas. It is home to the headquarters of several large corporations.

Hotels & Places to Stay

Race Results

Official finishing times from previous editions of Rare Disease Day.

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Cody Demers	M	20	Greenbrier, AR	19:30
🥇	C. Newman	M	6	Weatherford, TX	9:06
🥈	Wesley Dong	M	22	Dallas, TX	19:33
🥈	Addison Strange	F	25	Plano, TX	9:59
🥉	Lisa Copeland	F	46	Mabank, TX	10:42
🥉	Sheldon Connell, II	M	15	Flower Mound, TX	19:51
4	Shawn Copeland	M	46	Mabank, TX	10:48
4	Dom Pierce	M	27	Anna, TX	21:12
5	V. Shathees	M	8	Frisco, TX	12:13
5	Tori Sifuentes	F	25	Carrollton, TX	24:45
6	B. Raley	F	8	Frisco, TX	13:10
6	Michael Poullard	M	30	Dallas, TX	25:01
7	Jeyashalini Shathees	F	36	Frisco, TX	13:15
7	Dru Cyrus	M	28	Dallas, TX	25:03
8	Randal Kennedy	M	45	Celina, TX	14:40
8	Terrance Powell	M	29	Dallas, TX	25:06
9	Shero Forever	F	43	Celina, TX	14:40
9	Benjamin Popokh	M	26	Dallas, TX	25:06
10	Taylore MacDonald	F	34	Allen, TX	15:59
10	John Foster	M	43	Collinsville, TX	25:33
11	R. MacDonald	M	7	Allen, TX	16:00
11	Eliesha Lai	F	29	Allen, TX	26:01
12	Cynthia Gillam	F	66	Plano, TX	16:00
12	Georgia Miller	F	13	Mckinney, TX	26:33
13	Brooke Newman	F	37	Weatherford, TX	26:36
13	Andrew Watson	M	45	Mansfield, TX	27:38
14	Taylor Miller	F	28	Rowlett, TX	26:42
14	Stephen Watson	M	36	Mansfield, TX	28:16
15	Ken Poynter	M	65	Double Oak, TX	27:29
15	Greg Lynch	M	64	Midlothian, TX	28:40
16	Macie Kirkby	F	28	Coppell, TX	27:57
16	Taylor Nelson	F	25	Arlington, TX	28:54
17	Ashley Selby-Karney	F	35	Carrollton, TX	28:24
17	Natalie Morris	F	37	Dallas, TX	29:22
18	Mitch Dominique Mitchell	M	34	Mesquite, TX	29:01
18	Shari Lynch	F	64	Midlothian, TX	30:18
19	Adam DeSoto	M	33	Denton, TX	29:32
19	Annette Morris	F	66	Dallas, TX	30:21
20	Elizabeth Greene	F	26	Dallas, TX	29:32
20	Cynthia Bennett	F	59	Fort Worth, TX	36:39
21	William Riley	M	51	Dallas, TX	29:33
22	Raluca Moucha	F	58	Garland, TX	30:10
23	Joel Padilla	M	28	Garland, TX	30:12
24	Karina Padilla	F	28	Garland, TX	30:35
25	Markeith Miller	M	28	Rowlett, TX	31:06
26	Irtiza Alam	M	33	Garland, TX	32:45
27	Shelby Adams	F	48	Caddo Mills, TX	32:46
28	Daisha Woods	F	31	Dallas, TX	33:33
29	Malcolm Miller	M	31	Temple, TX	33:37
30	H. Opinker	M	8	—	35:00
31	Allyson Opinker	F	33	—	35:12
32	Nizia Alam	F	31	Garland, TX	35:13
33	Shelley Connell	F	51	Argyle, TX	35:49
34	Irene Raley	F	50	Frisco, TX	36:04
35	Brian Claros	M	37	Little Elm, TX	36:07
36	Anny Claros	F	37	Little Elm, TX	36:20
37	ladasha Gildon	F	22	Cedar Park, TX	37:04
38	Kathleen Jensen	F	71	Harristown, IL	37:14
39	M. Rehkemper	M	12	Anna, TX	39:09
40	A. Erickson	M	11	Anna, TX	39:17
41	Montana Miller	M	24	Garland, TX	39:33
42	Emily Dorsey	F	43	Allen, TX	40:04
43	Mary Hogan	F	61	Argyle, TX	40:14
44	Allison Bennett-Edwards	F	32	Fort Worth, TX	42:12
45	Chia Jui Yang	F	38	Leander, TX	43:24
46	Eryn Martin	F	28	Mckinney, TX	43:43
47	Tindall Turner	F	23	Sunnyvale, TX	43:44
48	Michelle Simpkins	F	51	Richardson, TX	43:47
49	Barbara Simpkins	F	81	Richardson, TX	44:12
50	James Adams	M	54	Caddo Mills, TX	44:33