A RACE TO REMEMBER
Dia de los Muertos run wants you to run this year's race in remembrance of a passed loved one. It is through your health and wellbeing that you can honor the life and death of a friend or family member.
If you are able, please donate to the scholarship fund in their honor. The scholarships generated through this event will help the next generation achieve academic success. We hope that their professions will bring them back to serve in our communities.
THE LAST SIX YEARS HAVE GENERATED OVER $55,000 IN SCHOLARSHIPS FOR OUR MARGINALIZED STUDENTS!
COLUMBIA BASIN COLLEGE ENDOWMENT
This year, we'll establish a $25,000 endowment with Columbia Basin College.
HOW WILL I KNOW WHAT TO DO ON RACE DAY?
DDLMrun (Dia de los Muertos) organizers will be sending emails as the race nears about race details, parking, and other details. Please follow us on IG and fb @ddlmrun for info and updates. On the day of your run, please post photos on Instagram with the hashtag #ddlmrun
The five-kilometer course begins in historic downtown Pasco as runners are welcomed by mariachi music. Runners follow the train tracks south to the urban green trail, meandering until it leads runners under the white bridge and soon after reaches the turn-around point. Participants get to experience the attractions in reverse order.
The ten-kilometer course begins at the same location, with a mariachi send-off. Runners in the 10k get an enhanced experience by crossing over the cable bridge into the city of Kennewick, reaching the Clover Island lighthouse before they turn around. These joyful runners also get an additional mariachi band as they run by the Lampson building.
EVENT DETAILS
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
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8:00am - 9:00am
Registration Opens
Face Painting at Cafe Con Arte (8:00am - 8:55am)
Sugar Skull Painting
Lotería
Mariachi Performers (8:30am - 9:00am)
Music Provided by DJ Ricky Frezko
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9:00am
Opening Ceremonies & Check Presentation
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9:15am
Kid Run Begins
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9:20am
Main Run Begins
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10:30am
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12:30pm
Program Concludes
DIAS DE LOS MUERTOS??
Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead), is a Mexican tradition dating back more than 3,000 years to the time of the Aztecs. Taking place each year from October 31st through November 2nd, the annual celebration provides an opportunity to pray for and remember friends and family members who have passed. It is believed that loved ones are reunited with families on this special day. The tradition includes vibrant flower-filled altars, offerings that our loved ones might miss in the afterlife, including favorite foods and beverages. A day of family reunion and celebration, Dia de los Muertos becomes an acknowledgement of that which is an inevitable part of life.
