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Breast Reconstruction Awareness Close the Loop 5K 2025

Houston, Texas, United States

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About the Event

Get ready to start your day with the eighth annual Close the Loop 5K!

Join us in Houston, Texas on Friday, Oct. 16 at 7 a.m. CST, as we embark on a morning run/walk during PSTM26. Lace-up your sneakers and join plastic surgeons, patients, office staff, and supporters from across the globe as we come together to raise awareness and funds for breast reconstruction, charitable care and groundbreaking research.

Registration for the Close the Loop 5K will open on May 20, 2026.

As the sun rises, the excitement begins! Starting at 7 a.m., the #BRA5K will take place. Whether you're running, walking, or cheering from the sidelines, your participation fuels the Breast Reconstruction Awareness (BRA) Campaign of The Plastic Surgery Foundation (PSF), empowering us to make a tangible difference in the lives of those in need.

Breast cancer is a devastating disease, affecting approximately 1 in 8 women in the United States. Breast reconstruction is a very personal choice — every woman should have access to her options before she has to make a decision. Profits generated are awarded to organizations focused on awareness and assistance efforts of women fighting breast cancer or pursuing breast reconstructive surgery. Thanks to YOU, The Plastic Surgery Foundation's BRA Program has allocated 188 grants, totaling over $2 million in awards.

Mark your calendars, gather your gear, and join us for an unforgettable morning. See you at this year’s race!

Run, Walk, Cheer or Donate!

Whether you're running, walking, cheering from the sidelines (or the couch!), or donating, your support is invaluable! Join us for our 5K for Breast Reconstruction Awareness and help us empower individuals impacted by breast cancer to reclaim their bodies and their lives after breast cancer. Register as an individual, join a team (no limit on team size!), or become a team captain.

Not a runner? No problem! Every donation, big or small, makes a difference.

Support our cause today and help us spread awareness, one step (or dollar!) at a time!

Help Us Close The Loop: Refer Friends & Earn a Refund!

Want to make an even bigger impact at the Close The Loop 5k for Breast Reconstruction Awareness? It's simple: invite your friends, family, and colleagues to join you!

This year, we're excited to offer referral rewards! Share your unique referral code, and when five people register using your code, you'll receive a $40 refund on your registration fee! That's right, running for a cause can actually save you money!

Help us spread awareness, build an even stronger community, and reach our fundraising goals. The more, the merrier (and the more funds raised for Breast Reconstruction Awareness)!

Share your referral code today and let's Close The Loop together!

UPDATE: At this year’s event, runners will be required to wait until the light changes to cross the intersection with Poydras St. Staff and volunteers will be course markers. This race is being treated as a fun run, and there are no street closures.

Races Offered

Close The Loop 5K Run/Walk

Oct 16, 2026

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Distance — 5K

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07:00

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$75.00

Close The Loop 5K Run/Walk WITHOUT T-shirt or Medal

Oct 16, 2026

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Close The Loop VIRTUAL 5K Run/Walk

Oct 16, 2026

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$75.00

Weather History

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for October in Houston.

thermostat Temperature

18.8° / 28.9°

wb_sunny Feels like

18.9° / 28.7°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

9h 55m

water_drop Avg rainfall

2.7 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

—

air Avg wind speed

11.1 km/h (Light breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

High

terrain Course conditions

Hard and dry surface

sunny Max UV Index

Moderate (4.8)

humidity_mid Humidity

68.1%

wb_twilight Sunrise

07:23

nightlight Sunset

18:49

About Houston

Learn more about the host city, Houston.

Houston is a sprawling port city in Southeastern Texas. An oil boom and continuing international immigration has brought explosive growth to the city, and it is now the fifth largest metropolitan area in the United States and the most diverse large city since 2021. While at first glance, the city appears to be a 9-5 central business district surrounded by a sea of suburbs and strip malls, there are many hidden gems to be discovered.

Hotels & Places to Stay

Race Results

Official finishing times from previous editions of Breast Reconstruction Awareness Close the Loop 5K 2025.

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Patrick MacAdie	M	40	Cambridge	18:23.9
🥇	BRENT ROBINSON	—	—	Pittsburgh, PA	20:07.9
🥇	Aaron Jacobs	M	32	Jacksonville Beach, FL	21:44.1
🥈	Chris Blanchard	M	51	Polk City	20:41
🥈	TAYLOR CURRAN	—	—	Campbell, CA	20:44.1
🥈	Harry Shi	M	32	Allentown, PA	21:57.9
🥉	Brent Egeland	M	47	Austin	20:56.6
🥉	Benjamin Mandel	M	51	Coeur D Alene, ID	21:58.2
🥉	KEITH BLECHMAN	—	—	New York, NY	22:20.2
4	Shannen Ramey	F	29	Coralville, IA	21:01.3
4	BIB 1141	—	—	Louisiana, US	22:18.3
4	RACHEL GUEST	—	—	Shawnee, KS	22:35.4
5	Taylor Curran	F	30	San Jose, CA	21:37.4
5	Sophie Queler	F	31	Brooklyn, NY	22:24.3
5	PAIGE MYERS	—	—	Ann Arbor, MI	22:36.2
6	Raj Sawh-Martinez	M	40	Orlando	22:10.3
6	ANGELINE LIM	—	—	Cupertino, CA	22:39
6	MEGAN GRAY	—	—	Menands, NY	22:54.2
7	Catherine Lu Dugan	F	33	Los Angeles, CA	22:10.8
7	Jordan VanDerWerken	M	35	New Orleans, LA	23:06.7
7	MICHAEL HA	—	—	Baltimore, MD	24:50.2
8	Chris Campbell	M	50	Charlottesville, VA	23:26.3
8	CHRIS CAMPBELL	—	—	Charlottesville, VA	23:29.8
8	ANDREW LINKUGEL	—	—	Breentwood, MO	24:57
9	Paul Mills	M	52	Saint Louis, MO	24:13.5
9	CARTER BOYD	—	—	New York, NY	25:02.6
9	Joseph Easton	M	32	Cincinnati	25:24.5
10	Steve Powick	—	18	Princeton, NJ	24:35.7
10	ALISON SNYDER-WARWICK	—	—	Saint Louis, MO	25:56.9
10	Ellen Janetzke	F	55	Rochester Hills, MI	26:06.5
11	Chance Knight	M	27	Franklinton, LA	24:49.3
11	BECCA BOSTON	—	—	Hummelstown, PA	26:01.9
11	Thomas Gilbert	M	48	Jamison, PA	27:02.8
12	Mehul Kamdar	M	47	Summit, NJ	24:58.5
12	ARTHUR CELESTIN	—	—	Boston, MA	26:12.5
12	Nicole Sommer	F	53	Springfield, IL	27:16.1
13	Jeffrey Ascherman	M	63	New York, NY	25:05
13	CORINNE WEE	—	—	Cleveland, OH	26:18.5
13	Carolyn Vaughn	F	40	Piedmont, CA	27:38.8
14	GISELA PUENTES	F	46	cucuta	25:27.6
14	ION DESPOIU	—	—	Arlington Heights, IL	26:23.4
14	Youngsoo Yoon	M	35	Seoul, Korea	28:03.9
15	CLAYTON WARD	—	—	Tampa, FL	25:29.9
15	JAMES BUTTERWORTH	—	—	Shawnee, KS	26:29.8
15	Phillip Loan	M	25	Lawrenceville, GA	28:23.4
16	hugo fuentes	M	50	cucuta	25:32.4
16	SHANE JOHNSON	—	—	Hershey, PA	26:33.5
16	Ed O'Sullivan	M	58	Wauwatosa, WI	28:34.2
17	Kerry-Ann Mitchell	F	42	Columbus, OH	25:53.6
17	ASHLIE ELVER	—	—	Wichita, KS	27:15.6
17	Niloo Marashi	F	53	Eugene, OR	28:48.8
18	Ashton Rosenbloom	M	27	Los Angeles, CA	25:59.5
18	FIORE WOSKA	—	—	Monterey, CA	27:22.5
18	Ron Akiki	M	28	Providence, RI	28:58.5
19	Ellen Janetzke	F	57	Rochester Hills, MI	26:10.5
19	LAKSHMI NAIR	—	—	Galveston, TX	27:33.8
19	Gary Smotrich	M	67	Yardley, PA	29:00.8
20	Benay Ames	F	48	Braintree, MA	26:20.8
20	ANDREW GORGY	—	—	Montreal, Canada	27:39.7
20	Matthew Wordsworth	M	40	Columbus, OH	29:07
21	Jorge Rodriguez	M	40	Metairie, LA	26:20.8
21	SAMANTHA MALIHA	—	—	Pittsburgh, PA	28:06.8
21	Anton Fries	M	44	San Antonio, TX	29:07.3
22	Maura Guyler	F	30	Philadelphia, PA	26:30.4
22	ASH PATEL	—	—	Loudonville, NY	28:21
22	Jennie Cheesborough	F	40	San Jose, CA	29:18.6
23	PAULO CESAR GONZALEZ MARTINEZ	M	44	XALAPA, VER	27:17.8
23	ANNABEL RAWSON	—	—	Mississauga, Canada	28:25.2
23	Merisa Piper	F	40	Mill Valley, CA	29:19.4
24	Fabiola Aguilera	F	38	Bronxville, NY	27:18.7
24	ELIZABETH BAILEY	—	—	Pittsburgh, PA	28:36.6
24	Karen Li	F	27	Arlington, VA	29:48.3
25	Mauro Garibaldi	M	33	CDMX, DIF	27:22.3
25	AUSTIN HA	—	—	St. Louis, GA	28:43.3
25	Kristen Hedstrom	F	49	Bolton, MA	29:51.3
26	Lauren Abderhalden	F	25	Kinnelon, NJ	27:28.3
26	DEVIN CLEGG	—	—	Knoxville, TN	28:59
26	Chris Bartlett	M	53	Marietta, GA	29:51.5
27	Marcos González	M	51	Mexico, DIF	28:07.7
27	DAVID HARTY	—	—	Cosa Mesa, CA	29:00.1
27	Michael Suzman	M	53	Scarsdale, NY	30:16.6
28	Rebecca Vernon	F	32	New York, NY	28:23.2
28	EMILY ULMA	—	—	knoxville, TN	29:00.6
28	Claire Witherel	F	34	Metuchen	30:50.6
29	Hailey Wyatt	F	30	New Haven, CT	28:23.6
29	PAUL MILLS	—	—	Saint Peters, MO	29:18.1
29	Aileen Gozali	F	28	Los Angeles, CA	30:53.6
30	Christopher Bartlett	—	18	Princeton, NJ	28:26.5
30	PABLO PADILLA	—	—	Houston, TX	29:20.9
30	Laura Stetz	F	43	Red Bank, NJ	31:30.6
31	Sara Dickie	F	50	Evanston, IL	28:34.3
31	DAVID LOBB	—	—	Fort Myers, FL	29:22.1
31	Laura Chestman	F	37	Red Bank, NJ	31:31
32	Tom Gilbert	—	18	Princeton, NJ	28:41.9
32	KATIE P. FINK	—	—	Skandia, MI	29:28.3
32	Alison Wong	F	36	Rothesay, NB	31:50.4
33	Thomas Satterwhite	M	47	San Francisco, CA	28:53.2
33	SARA DICKIE	—	—	Evanston, IL	29:46.5
33	Kerry-Ann Mitchell	F	40	Columbus	31:56.5
34	Jose Alberto Bastidas	M	67	Wind Gap, PA	28:58.2
34	MICHELLE KATO	—	—	Charlottesville, VA	29:53.3
34	Anne Taylor	F	59	Powell, OH	31:57.3
35	Reinaldo Santo	M	40	Madrid	29:01.7
35	BETO CASELLAS	—	—	Cosa Mesa, CA	30:44.8
35	Alfred Culliford	M	53	New York, NY	32:05.4
36	Sunil Saini	M	25	Princeton, NJ	29:04.3
36	ERIN PUTNEY	—	—	SAN JOSE, CA	30:53.3
36	Samantha Brennan	F	25	San Francisco, CA	32:34.4
37	Merisa Piper	F	42	Mill Valley, CA	29:08
37	NATHALIE HARRIS	—	—	Williamsport, PA	30:59.2
37	Christina Rudolph	F	30	Albany	32:36.6
38	Jeyhan Wood	F	45	Chapel Hill, NC	29:08.2
38	ELLEN HANCOCK	—	—	Galveston, TX	31:08.3
38	Daniel Soroudi	M	24	San Francisco, CA	32:37
39	David Machin	M	45	Chester, CHW	29:19
39	Virginia Bee	F	35	Friendswood, TX	32:38.8
39	ALEJANDRA KLASSEN	—	—	Charlottesville, VA	33:37
40	Arsenio Fernando Araujo Azcue	M	31	Ciudad Obregón, SON	29:20.3
40	VICTOR MEDINA	M	47	ZAMORA, MIC	32:48.9
40	RICHARD KLASSEN	—	—	Charlottesville, VA	33:40
41	Lianne Amborsky	F	36	Atlanta, GA	29:20.7
41	Benjamin Cirillo	M	46	Arlington Heights, IL	32:55.6
41	PATRICIA LAWRENCE	—	—	Irvine, CA	33:49.9
42	Brandon Mark	M	45	Atlanta, GA	29:21.2
42	Fernando Guerrerosantos	M	54	Guadalajara	33:09.4
42	ANDY HAWKINS	—	—	Irvine, CA	33:57.7
43	Will Tollison	M	25	Princeton, NJ	29:24.2
43	Peter Thompson	M	42	Atlanta	33:18.7
43	PAM DILLON	—	—	Charlottesville, VA	34:31.3
44	Daniel Saldivar	M	31	Monterrey, NLE	29:24.6
44	Kiya Movassaghi	M	57	Eugene, OR	33:26.2
44	CAREY WARREN	—	—	Cosa Mesa, CA	34:40
45	Dean Ad El	M	61	Mazor	29:32.2
45	Antonio Rego	M	58	Mill Valley, CA	34:28.9
45	TOM HEDGE	—	—	Charlottesville, VA	37:00.5
46	Annika Nordhagen	F	40	Edmonton, AB	29:34.7
46	Andrew Zwyghuizen	M	46	Okemos, MI	35:12.5
46	ERICA HANGE	—	—	Charlottesville, VA	37:39.4
47	James Wolfli	M	49	Edmonton, AB	29:35.6
47	ALFONSO JOAQUIN PARES	M	57	Managua	35:25.7
47	VALERIA BUSTOS	—	—	Boston, MA	38:53.3
48	Yi Arnold	—	18	Princeton, NJ	29:40
48	Steve Brown	M	65	Oakville, ON	35:27.9
48	SAMYD BUSTOS	—	—	Rochester, MN	38:54.2
49	Kristen Hedstrom	—	51	Princeton, NJ	29:41.4
49	LAUREN LACAGNINO	F	40	Staten Island, NY	35:32
49	DIANA RINCON	—	—	Medellín, Colombia	39:20.3
50	Megan Burgess	F	48	San Antonio, TX	29:44.5
50	Anne Groth	F	47	Curitiba	35:36.5
50	MARIAJOSE RECALDE	—	—	Quito, PA	39:51.3