2023 The Alex Manfull Fund 5k

Come out and enjoy this scenic, flat 5k in the heart of Georgetown near the Nation’s Capital. The 5k runs on the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal path.
Walkers and strollers are welcome to attend this event.
Virtual Race Option
We now offer a virtual run option for those who cannot make it on race day. Find more information about our virtual option on our Virtual Races page.
Runners Receive
Finisher’s Medal, Technical (Drifit) Event Shirt, & A Chip Timed Event
Charity Information
When Alex Manfull died, at 26 years old, due to a neuroimmune disorder known as PANDAS, Susan and William Manfull established a Fund in their daughter’s name with the vision that no life ever again be cut short — or interrupted — by PANDAS/PANS. The Alex Manfull Fund is proud to have provided the funding to establish a repository at Georgetown University Medical Center for brains from donors diagnosed with neuroimmune disorders which, in January 2022, became the POND Brain Bank — PANDAS/PANS and Other Neuroimmune Disorders Brain Bank. We collaborate with other advocacy groups to increase awareness and advance education for physicians and mental health professionals about how to recognize and treat these disorders. If only one of Alex’s doctors had recognized PANDAS, Alex would be here today. Originally from New Hampshire, Alex died in Washington, DC in 2018. She loved to run along the Potomac so we know this race would be very meaningful to her.
Race Start Times
5k – 8am
Registration Fees
5k – $35, until May 15 ($40)
***Price will increase on race morning by $5 for each distance
T-shirts guaranteed to runners registered before May 24. We will order extra t-shirts for those who register after that date, but it is on a first-come first-served basis.