|
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
|
It’s time to get your favorite running sneakers ready as the 12th annual Pleasanton Partnerships in Education Foundation Run for Education gets set to return to the Alameda County Fairgrounds on the final Sunday of the month.
The popular family-friendly fundraising event will feature several courses for runners, joggers and walkers, a special quarter-mile course for kids and overall entertainment for everyone to enjoy, according to a recent press release from PPIE.
“PPIE is proud to host this annual event,” PPIE Executive Director Andrea Wilson told the Weekly. “Each year, it brings our school community together to support our schools and have a fun morning doing so.”
Year after year, PPIE works alongside sponsors like Workday, which is sponsoring this year’s run, to host thousands of people who contribute to the nonprofit’s largest fundraising event.
“Opening up the doors of opportunity for all is core to the Workday Foundation’s mission, and that includes the opportunity to access a great education,” Carrie Varoquiers, chief philanthropy officer at Workday, said in the press release. “We’re grateful to PPIE for the opportunity to support our community in such a fun and healthy way again this year.”
Like other PPIE events, the funds raised in the Run for Education directly go toward supporting the Pleasanton Unified School District. Wilson said that the nonprofit raised over $100,000 from last year’s run, and they would like to match that number again this year.
“It’s an important part of our community because supporting our schools is essential to making sure all of our students and teachers can innovate, excel and serve to the best of their abilities both in the classroom and in the broader community,” Wilson said.
The fundraiser works by having people register and pay for the courses they would like to attend. There are a 10K course and a 5K one, which are both timed and cost over $50 in order to participate.
Residents can also opt for the untimed 2-mile run. Anyone under 17 years old will be charged less for each run.
“I love this event because it’s open to anyone — you don’t have to be a true runner to be a part of this,” Wilson said. “Walking, pushing a stroller, enjoying some time catching up with friends on the course — it’s just a great way to connect with our community.”
Apart from those three runs, there will also be a Kids’ Challenge event, which is a quarter-mile run designed for children between the ages of 3 and 10, that is being sponsored by PNC Bank.
“PNC has a proud history of supporting education in the communities we serve, so teaming with Pleasanton Partnerships on the Run for Education is a natural fit for us,” Troy French, PNC market leader for corporate and institutional banking, said in the press release. “This year, we are marking the 20th anniversary of PNC Grow Up Great. Our early childhood education initiative benefits young learners in the Bay Area and nationwide.”
Everybody who participates in the races — even the Kids’ Challenge — will receive a T-shirt and a finishers medal.
“My favorite part is watching people cross the finish line and celebrate that accomplishment,” Wilson said.
Participants will also be invited to a community expo afterward where Wilson said it will have a carnival-like feel. The after-race expo will have sponsor booths, music, food and an awards ceremony.
All the races will start and end at the Alameda County Fairgrounds in Pleasanton on April 28 — the 10K run will start at 7:50 a.m. while the 5K and 2-mile runs will both start at 8 a.m. The Kids’ Challenge run will start at 9:15 a.m.
Wilson also wanted to remind people that the fairgrounds charges its own parking fees and encourages people to take advantage of downtown parking or park instead at Hearst Elementary School or Pleasanton Middle School and then walk over.
To register or learn more, visit ppierun.com.
Parents-in-law accused of killing Dublin man, New York Times staffer at sports parkSeptember 27, 2026 5:51 pm
Passenger killed in crash between dump truck and sedan in far-east Alameda CountySeptember 26, 2026 8:46 am
