Moon Valley Strides for Schools 5K

Lookout Mountain PTO, Mountain Sky PTO and Thunderbird TPA are excited to announce the 2nd Annual Moon Valley Strides for Schools 5K and Kids Dash on April 5th! While it is a joint fundraising effort for the 3 local schools that serve the Moon Valley neighborhood, everyone is invited to join the fun!

Check out our route here: Strides for Schools 5K

The event will start and end at Moon Valley Park with a Kids Dash and Activity Zone with fun for kids 16 years and younger!

6:30AM Race Check In Opens
7:10AM Warm Up for 5K 
7:30AM 5K Start Time (Runners first, then walkers)
8:30AM Kids Dash - K and under - 2 laps
8:45AM Kids Dash - 1st - 4th grade - 4 laps
9:00AM Kids Dash - 5th and up - 6 laps

7AM TO 10AM Activity Zone Open for All Participants 16 Years and Younger!

Get ready for the big day by picking up your race bags at one of our convenient pick-up events! Each bag includes your participant wristband (wear this on Saturday!), t-shirt (if registered by 3/25/25), and tons of valuable items from our sponsors. Avoid the race day rush by collecting your items ahead of time!

•  Thursday, April 3rd: 5:00-8:00 PM at Barros Pizza (15440 N. 7th St)
  Stay for dinner or get a pizza to go! Mention the 5K and Barro's will donate a portion of sales back to our schools all day on Thursday!
•  Friday, April 4th: 7:00-10:00AM or 3:00-5:00PM at Serafina Coffee (15414 N. 7th St)

  Please show this confirmation email when picking up your race bag. If picking up for someone else, you'll need to have their confirmation email available.

Be sure to stop by our Raffle Table with over 60 prizes being given away during the event! Your registration includes one entry to the raffle. Buy more tickets here! 

We love volunteers! If you want to help out with packet pick-up or on the day of the event, check out available opportunities here!