Daniel's Race

This 5K race is in remembrance of Daniel Myslivecek, who lost his battle with Melanoma at the age of 16. A friend of Daniel's organized the first 5K in 2005 to help the family with medical costs. Daniel ran in that first race and died 4 months later from his illness. The 5K has continued with the support of our community and each year the proceeds are given to a family or organization that helps children with a life-threatening illness while heightening Melanoma awareness.

DESPITE WEATHER REGISTRATION OPENS AT 8:00am AND RACE STARTS AT 9:00am

Pre-Registration Participants 

Pre-registrations for a FREE T-shirt end after the first 100 participants or two weeks prior to the race. 

If you register up to two weeks prior to race day you will be able to pick up your bib AND Free Shirt the day before the race at the Rochester Running Company. Any registrations after that date will be able picked up at the pre-registation table on race day.  

Pre-registration packets can be picked up at Rochester Running Company located at 1387 Mount Hope Ave, Rochester, NY 14620. ONLY on Friday August 8th and ONLY 12-6. 

The 2026 Daniels Race will support Morgan Mae. Morgan was born at 33 weeks after a rare spontaneous fetomaternal hemorrhage, losing 66% of her blood and developing severe anemia and hydrops fetalis. She was delivered by an emergency C-section and required extensive life-saving treatment, including multiple blood transfusions, intubation, and treatment for fluid around her lungs and heart. After a pulmonary hemorrhage and time on an oscillator, she slowly started to recover.
After 63 days in the NICU, Morgan came home and continues to progress at her own pace. She has since been diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy and a rare hearing condition, Auditory Neuropathy. Though her future is uncertain, Morgan is resilient and we are determined to giving her the best possible outcome.

There are no registration refunds, all proceeds will be donated to help support a specific family in need, the Golisano Children's Hospital Financial Fund, and the CCHS Daniel Myslivecek Scholarship. 

Thank you for your support!

The proceeds from our 2025 race went to Mia. Kevyn Baker and Patricia Lora were blessed with Mia on Valentines Day 2024 six weeks early due to complications with her intestines. She had two surgeries removing 75% of her colon and attempting to fix her stomach.

The proceeds from the 2024 race went to the Carr family and their little blessing Virginia who was born premature and diagnosed with a rare kidney disease. Her parents Joe and Paige fought diligently for her care, unfortunately Virginia passed away on April 8th, 2024. Proceeds from the race went to defray Virginia's medical and funeral expenses. 

Registration opens race day at 8:00am, regardless of weather the race will start at 9:00am. If registrants decide not to run their proceeds will be donated to this years race recipient.