💙 Run for a Cause. Make Every Mile Matter.

The Cook Medical Beat the Heat 5K is more than a race—it's an opportunity to make a difference in our community.

By becoming a Charity Runner, your participation helps local nonprofits improve lives across the Triad. Whether your passion is supporting youth programs, health initiatives, inclusion for individuals with disabilities, food security, or other important causes, you can use your race experience to create real impact.

✔ Support a Cause You Care About

Choose one of our Charity Partners and raise funds for an organization whose mission inspires you.

✔ Turn Your Race Into Something Bigger

Every donation helps local nonprofits serve more people, strengthen our community, and improve lives.

✔ Share Your Story

You'll receive your own personalized fundraising page that can be shared through social media, email, and text. Friends and family often want to support your goals—and this gives them an easy way to do so.

✔ Run for FREE

Raise $200 and your race registration is automatically refunded. Raise $300 and Twin City Track Club will contribute an additional $100 to your selected charity.

✔ Earn Additional Rewards

The Top 5 Charity Runners will receive a pair of ASICS running shoes valued at approximately $150.

• Many people think fundraising is difficult. In reality, reaching your goal may be as simple as asking a few friends, family members, or coworkers to support a cause you care about.
• Just ten donations of $10 each achieves the minimum fundraising goal.
• Many Charity Runners surpass their goals and discover that people are eager to support local organizations making a difference in our community.

Want to make an even bigger impact?
Create a Charity Runner Team and invite friends, family members, coworkers, church groups, or running partners to join you.

Together you can:

• Support a shared cause
• Build community
• Increase your collective impact
• Celebrate your success on race day

A team fundraising page allows everyone to contribute toward a common goal while still earning individual rewards.

Imagine crossing the finish line knowing that your race entry helped provide healthcare, support inclusion, improve quality of life, or strengthen programs that serve local families and individuals. That's the power of being a Charity Runner.

Run Fast. Raise Money. Change Lives.

Become a Charity Runner today and make every mile count.