Lights for Life Virtual 5K
Get ready for our annual Lights for Life 5K on Saturday, December 13th, our biggest and most impactful event of the year! Whether you’re running, walking, or cheering from anywhere in the world, this 5K is not only a chance to stay active but a meaningful way to support mental health and suicide prevention. Every step you take helps spread hope, raise awareness, and build a community where no one feels alone. Let’s push ourselves, support each other, and make this year’s 5K event the most powerful yet!
This year we are partnering with Murrieta Valley USD to bring out race closer to the students and keep participants safe as we run on Nighthawk Way, through Thompson Middle School, by Murrieta Canyon Academy, and end the race in the Murrieta Valley High School Stadium.
In addition, this year we will be partnering with Local Yoga Revolution (LYR) to offer a pre-race yoga warm-up and an after race stretch and cool down.
Help us bring suicide out of the dark! SIGN UP HERE
2025 Lights for Life 5K Pricing
- June 1st – August 31st
- $40 for adults
- $30 for students 17 and under (use STUDENT25 code for student pricing)
- September 1st – December 6th
- $45 for adults
- $33.75 for students 17 and under (use STUDENT25 code for student pricing)
- December 6th – December 13th
- $50 for adults
- $37.50 for students 17 and under (use STUDENT25 code for student pricing)
- Virtual Race
- $30
Here are the media links from our 2023 race:
Drone Photos: CLICK HERE
Race Photos: CLICK HERE
Thanks to Shannon Cox and her Shivela Middle School students for the race photos!
Interested in becoming a sponsor?
Click here to learn more about our sponsorship levels available and sign up to become a sponsor!
If you are interested in sponsoring our 2025 event, please contact Michelle McCarthy at (951)704-8622
What is the Lights for Life 5k?
The Lights for Life 5K is Project 99’s biggest awareness campaign—it brings students, school staff, families, and the community together to organize, plan, and implement an event to bring light to the sometimes-taboo subject of suicide. Students will continue to play a big part in designing the race resources and volunteering before, during, and after the 5K event.
Why Do We Organize this Event?
Each year at our event, we share information about signs of suicide and resources to support those in crisis. Our local students are manufacturing the medal ornaments, painting inspirational rocks, designing the race shirt, packing race bags, and distributing bags at the Bag Pick-Up event on Friday, December 12th. Why is this important? If students hear our messages of hope, they are more likely to reach out when they need help.
How Can YOU Get Involved?
First, sign up to run or walk our Lights for Life 5K. SIGN UP HERE. In addition, we can always use volunteers at all phases of race planning. We also love to partner with local businesses as sponsors. You can sign up to help on our Volunteer page, Sponsor our event, or you can touch base using our Contact Us page.
