Camp Quality's Go Gold for the Kids 5k

Camp Quality's 14th Annual 5k will be held in-person on Sunday, September 13th at the Flushing County Park. We will also be offering the virtual 5k all month long. We hope to see you again this year, in-person or virtually. 

September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month and spreading knowledge about the statistics, the funding, and the support these kids need is our priority.

We will be displaying our memorial/tribute signs from past course years and any new ones that want to be purchased on our usual course of the Riverview trail and Flushing County park. Of course, you can also complete this virtual 5k on your treadmill or in your neighborhood. 

Race packets for virtual participants will be sent the first week in September. After the start of the race, packets will be sent out weekly. 

Group/Family pricing: Register 3 or more people at the same time and receive $3 off per person.

Schedule of events:

THIS EVENT WILL BE VIRTUAL & IN-PERSON THIS YEAR.  The in-person event will take place on Sunday, September 13th, the virtual events can be run any time during the month of September. 

Age group awards to the top 2 male & female participants in each age group. Awards also given to the top overall male & female runner, male & female walker, and the top male & female masters runner (40+). Awards are only given to in-person 5k participants. 

AGE GROUPS – RUNNERS:
14 & Under, 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70 & over

AGE GROUPS – WALKERS:
19 & under, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70 & over

T-shirt & medal guarantee date: Shirts & medals are limited. Register early. T-shirts & medals guaranteed to the first 200 registrations before August 20th, 2026.

This 100 mile challenge began with a local police department, the Metro Police Authority of Genesee County, who conducts these fitness challenges to stay in shape. In 2020, the Metro officers and staff ran/walked over 800 miles for childhood cancer awareness month!!! In 2021, they teamed up to compete against their friends at Grand Blanc Township Police Department! The two departments ran/walked 1825.94 miles! The winner by average mileage per participant was Metro Police Department. They took home the Security Credit Union trophy, a pizza lunch-in for the department, and bragging rights for a whole year! 

For the last few years, we have had several intercamp competitions but this year we are bringing it back together for a one team collective to see how many miles we can walk/run/jog as ONE TEAM! 

Anyone can join our ONE TEAM to add miles. It is free to participate in the 100 mile challenge but donations are still accepted and encouraged. You can also purchase a shirt & medal to wear on all those runs/walks. Participants must log their miles as the month goes along. Miles done during standard daily activities does not count (mowing, walking to your desk, etc.). These miles must be intentionally added for Camp Quality! So if you always drive a golf cart and walk the course instead, that is completely acceptable mileage. 

THERE WILL BE PRIZES GIVEN TO TOP MILEAGES AND RANDOM PRIZES THROUGHOUT THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER! 

Be sure to post pictures/mileage on your social media with the hashtag #CAMPQUALITY100 to increase your changes of winning more prizes!

We still have a few of the officers join us in our challenge every year but we want to thank them for all they have done this all for the kids and Childhood Cancer Awareness. We cannot thank them enough for their service and support! 

See more about this event on ABC12's website: https://www.abc12.com/2020/09/10/metro-police-authority-officers-running-100-miles-in-september-to-benefit-kids-with-cancer/

There are several ways to upload your 100 mile results onto the website. As you do this throughout
the month, you will find what way is easiest and most convenient for you!
After you sign into your www.runsignup.com account, you will find a little image of your profile at the
top of the screen.

 
You may have different options than myself, but everyone should be able to select “Profile”.

Here you will see all the upcoming events you are registered for and can toggle between anyone else you have registered under your runsignup account. Select either your group (to see how your 100 mile
team is doing) or 100 mile challenge – Submit Virtual Results

When you click, Submit Virtual Results, the following page will appear… Here you will enter the date and miles you completed. You can also add another activity at the same time if you are behind on reporting (no sandbagging please!!). You can also add your time but it is not required.

Then you are all set!

Another quick way is to bookmark the website results page - Results Page and right at the top is an area where you can select – Submit Virtual Results

This will take you to a participate look up page where you will type in your name. This is always a good option if you do not want to autosave your runsignup password on your device. Just type your first &
last name in, select Lookup Registration

And then select Log Activities for the 100 mile challenge event!

I hope this guide was useful! Please let me know if you find any other ways to log your miles! 
Good luck and have a GREAT month!!! Let us know if you have any issues or questions!

All proceeds go to Camp Quality Michigan. Camp Quality Michigan is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization whose mission is to serve children with cancer and their families by providing year-round programs, experiences, and companionship, at no cost. Camp Quality promotes hope and inspiration while helping children foster life skills and develop their full potential.

Please consider supporting this wonderful organization. When you do we'll give you a discount off your entry fee. Donate $100 and get a FREE entry! Donate $50 and you'll receive $10 off, donate $25 and you'll receive $5 off your entry fee. This applies to all races. Simply Sign Up and follow the steps to register and on the donation screen choose a donation amount. The discount is taken during the checkout process. 

Thank you for your support!

Adult and youth t-shirts will be available in sizes adult small thru 3XLarge and youth small thru large. T-shirts & medals guaranteed to the first 200 registrations before August 20th, 2026. Design below is the 2025 design. New items to be added soon!!