Learn how you can run and help bring transformative change at the same time
Moms and mother figures, let's take on this challenge together! Select your distance and register for this year's Run For The Water.
Race registration comes with the ultimate 10-week training plan designed by coach Gilbert Tuhabonye, so you can have your best race day no matter which distance you select. Challenge yourself, invite the whole family, and plan on a joyful celebration at the post-race after party, complete with performances by Burundian drummers, kids activities, food trucks, and much more.
>>Watch how your run inspires others! Join us in Austin, November 9th, run for a great cause.
Run For The Water
The race benefits the Gazelle Foundation, dedicated to providing clean water to the people of Burundi. Clean water provides a path out of poverty, bringing access to better health, stronger communities, jobs, education, and most of all: hope. For those who prefer to participate in a virtual event, our Global Run is available.
Race Date: Sunday, November 9, 2025
5K & 10-miler | 7 am Start
Kids K | 9:15 am Start
The Course
Experience the best of Austin running alongside the scenic Lady Bird Lake. From downtown to Tarrytown and from the hills to the water with a finish designed to be flat and speedy, this is a course for every runner.
All levels and abilities can find the perfect challenge at Run For The Water. Whether you’re new to running and looking to complete your first 5K, or ready to level up and tackle a longer distance to test your speed and endurance, our 10-miler is for you.
Our Kids K is a highlight with kids of nearly every age participating as Foundation Co-Founder and Coach Gilbert invites each young person to race him around the course as children follow in face paint, capes, and laughter.
Run For The Water is full of fun for the entire family. Where else can you run to help a fellow family on the other side of the world gain access to clean water?
Mothers and children fetch clean water from a new water system built by the Gazelle Foundation. Now clean water is easy to access because it’s close to where people live, work, and attend school. Money we raise from the race is invested in sustainable water systems that are low-tech and high-impact.
Still not sure? See some of the photos from last year’s race, and see why so many runners, walkers, and families make Run For The Water an annual tradition.