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Great Candy Run Race Day Details
The 2025 Great Candy Run is the sweetest family fun! This post includes FAQs, the Race Day Schedule, and Maps!
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October 8, 2025
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Make Someone’s Day Sweet with the Jolly Rancher Challenge!
Every kid in the Jolly Rancher Free Kids Fun Run will receive two pieces of Jolly Rancher candies. One to keep, one to give…
2022 Race Youth Program
Schools can join The Great Candy Run in 2022 to raise funds and have fun! Learn more.
Family Fun at the 2020 Great Candy Run in Denver
The Denver Great Candy Run is back for 2020. Learn more about the in-person event modifications and event details here.
The Great Candy Run Ends on a Sweet Note
After six years as Colorado’s largest timed 5K, FHF has decided to end the Run on a sweet note and replace it with a…
Family Celebrates One-in-a-Million Odds with Their Wonder Baby at The Great Candy Run Minneapolis
“I want to let people know that there are amazing medical teams performing miracles every day. Just look at Kora!”
Family of Triplets Excited to Honor Angel Sister at the Inaugural The Great Candy Run Minneapolis
Lisa and Brian Kothe’s path to parenthood was far from smooth. They run in memory of their angel daughter, Angela.
Running With Your Children: The Best Life Teacher
Lonnie Somers writes about what he learned running a half marathon with his twin daughters, and what he hopes they took away.
Twin Teens Share the Message of Hope After Beating the Odds for Survival
14-year-old twins Ashley and Aspen Somers share the message of the Fetal Health Foundation, an organization their birth inspired.
Teen Running Phenom Hopes to Spread Message of Hope at The Great Candy Run
Elite runner Alyana (Lanie) Szuch is eagerly anticipating the Great Candy Run Denver 5K after overcoming numerous medical challenges.
Welcome, Ambassador Tiffany!
Tiffany Tipton is a long time fan of the Sweetest Race, and we’re thrilled to have her on the ambassador team!
Great Candy Run Preview Video
A timed 5k and family fun fest! Bribe your kids, relatives, and couch potato pals with candy and join the sweet experience.
Triathlon Coach Mary Carey is new to the #Sweetbassador Team
A family who runs together can have candy and nachos, too! Join Mary and her family for the Great Candy Run.
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