Race participants cross the starting line at the 2024 Winship 5K Run/Walk.
More than 3,500 people registered to run and walk in the 2024 Winship 5K Run/Walk on Saturday, Sept. 28, with another 498 participating online. Together they exceeded the 14th annual event’s seven-figure fundraising goal, raising more than $1 million for cancer research and care at the state’s only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center.
The morning after Hurricane Helene flooded and blew through Georgia, an overcast sky and occasional sunshine greeted the 256 teams who trekked the 3.1-mile course around Emory’s Atlanta campus. They exceeded last year’s 209 teams and 3,135 total registered participants.
Team Hope
George Weaver and his Team Hope ran in memory of Weaver’s late first wife and to raise funds for Winship through the Allison C. Weaver Breast Cancer Fund named for her. Weaver himself is living with prostate cancer and is a Winship patient.
Stephanie Clark said she participates with Jay's Joggers in honor of her late dad, Jay, along with Jay’s widow and sister. “I feel like we’re not running just for my dad" who had pancreatic cancer, Clark said, “but for all of those who are struggling, living or have lived with cancer.”
Team Jay's Joggers
Suresh S. Ramalingam, MD, Winship’s executive director, attended the event and expresses his gratitude to everyone who supported the event: “Thank you to all who’ve contributed as participants, donors, sponsors, volunteers and race organizers to make this year’s Winship 5k such a huge success. The funds raised will support cancer research that improves lives and inspires hope here in Atlanta and around the world.”
Winners of the race included Kyle Harris, age 30, with a time of 00:17:14. The top female finisher was Alexandra Lonergan, 48, with a finish time of 00:20:50. View race results.
Now in its 14th year, the Winship 5k has raised more than $10 million to date. As of Monday, Sept. 30, the total funds raised from this year’s event reached $1,001,959. This amount will continue to grow throughout the next few weeks and months as people continue to raise funds and give more donations, which will be accepted through Dec. 31 at winship5k.emory.edu.
The 15th annual Winship 5K is set for Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025.
Every Step Brings Us Closer to a Cure
Winship 5K Run/Walk
The Winship 5K Run/Walk, benefitting cancer research at Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, is a family-friendly event held annually on the Emory University campus. Every step taken by our community of participants, sponsors and donors brings us closer to advances in treatments that are helping patients with cancer live longer, healthier lives.