SafeHouse Strong 5K 2023

The SafeHouse Strong 5K will take place at Oak Mountain State Park on the Lake Trail around Double Oak Lake. It is a family friendly trail and is rated moderate. It is manageable for small children; strollers are not recommended. Dogs are welcomed on the trail but must be kept on a leash.

Proceeds of the SafeHouse Strong 5K will be used to support the free services that are provided for critical domestic and sexual violence response, prevention, and intervention programs for the communities of Shelby, Coosa, Clay, and Chilton counties in Central Alabama.

If you cannot make it to the onsite SafeHouse Strong 5K you have the option to participate virtually. Just pick a time and place on August 26, 2023 to run or walk the 5K.

Registration Details

Each registration includes an entrance ticket to the park, race bib, and t-shirt for one person. First 100 registrants receive a free cooling towel.

The registration packet will be available for pick up at our SafeHouse Community Services Office in Pelham detailed below.  If packets are not picked up early, they will be available at check in the day of the 5K.

Date and time of packet pickup: August 25, 2023 | From 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Location: SafeHouse Community Services Office | 2060 Highway 33, Pelham, AL 35124

Day of SafeHouse Strong 5K

An entrance ticket to Oak Mountain State Park will be included in the registration packet for participants that have pre-registered by August 1, 2023. Once inside the park, each participant should check in at the Discover Shelby Pavilion located to the right of the basketball court on Terrace Drive. Check in will begin at 8:30 am. The SafeHouse Strong 5K will begin at 9:30 am.

Cancellation and Refund Policy

All registration fees and donations are non-refundable but are tax-deductible. We’ve designated the event date as August 26, 2023.