Kitchener Kids with Cancer
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About the race
Kitchener Kids with Cancer 2026 is a community fundraising run at Kiwanis Park, 1000 Kiwanis Park Drive, Kitchener, Ontario, held on Saturday September 19, 2026. The event supports the Pediatric Oncology Group of Ontario; the listed fundraising total is CA$12,334.94 toward a CA$100,000 goal. The event lists about 400 participants.
Distances:
- 5 KM run or walk
- 10 KM run
- Kids 200 m event for age 7 and under (free with 5 KM registration)
Course details note that the 5 KM route is one loop with an out-and-back section and the 10 KM is two loops of the 5 KM route. The course runs mostly on dirt trails within Kiwanis Park. Each kilometre is marked; courses are certified. Water stations are listed as 1 on the 5 KM and 3 on the 10 KM. Runners must stay to the right on trail sections. The time limit is calculated at 10 minutes per kilometre.
Event features include a technical t-shirt for the first 700 entrants, finisher medals for all finishers, post-race refreshments and musical entertainment included with entry, and food trucks available for purchase. The event is sanctioned by Athletics Ontario. Registration terms state entries are non-refundable, non-transferable, and non-deferrable. Kit pickup is scheduled the Thursday and Friday before the race at Runners' Choice, 55 Erb Street E, Waterloo, with kit pickup also on race weekend at Kiwanis Park. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
