ERC STRIDE 5K FOR MENTAL HEALTH

About the Event

Stride With Us for Mental Health Awareness 2026!

Empowerment Resource Center invites you to be part of something powerful: the ERC Stride 5K for Mental Health Awareness, happening on Saturday, October 10, 2026, at the beautiful Shirley C. Franklin/Westside Park in Atlanta.

Whether you joined us in 2025 or you’re stepping in for the first time, this event brings our community together to celebrate resilience, promote wellness, and break the stigma surrounding mental health. 💚

* **Race Day Registration will be available via QR code for $50 (Credit card or debit card only). No cash or check will be accepted.**

Event Highlights

✔ Elite race timing & official finisher medals
✔ Exclusive 2026 swag and giveaways
✔ EMPOWERFEST community celebration with music, vendors, and wellness resources
✔ A mission that truly matters — real impact, real change

Event Schedule

- To Be Determined -

Why Stride With Us?

Every step you take helps destigmatize conversations around mental health and brings us closer to a future where everyone has access to the care and support they deserve. All proceeds directly fund therapeutic sessions for low-income individuals, ensuring more people in our community have access to the care they deserve.

Be part of the movement that keeps Atlanta moving for awareness, for action, for empowerment.

So grab your friends, lace up your shoes, and stride with us for awareness, action, and empowerment!

Races Offered

Oct 10, 2026

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Distance — 3.1 Miles

terrain

Type — Running

timer

09:30

sell

$40.00

Weather History

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

thermostat Temperature

12.5° / 23.1°

wb_sunny Feels like

10.6° / 21.2°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

9h 18m

water_drop Avg rainfall

0.9 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

—

air Avg wind speed

11.2 km/h (Light breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

Moderate

terrain Course conditions

Firm and slightly soft

sunny Max UV Index

Moderate (4.0)

humidity_mid Humidity

67.2%

wb_twilight Sunrise

07:43

nightlight Sunset

19:02

About Atlanta

Learn more about the host city, Atlanta.

Atlanta is the vanguard of the New South, with the charm and elegance of the Old. It's a city that balances southern traditions with sleek modernism, and southern hospitality with three skylines and the world’s busiest airport. It's a city that has been burnt to the ground and built back up; seen the horrors of war; felt the pain of droughts and floods; and given birth to Martin Luther King, Jr., the greatest figure of the civil rights movement. Atlanta is the capital of the state of Georgia.

Hotels & Places to Stay

Race Results

Official finishing times from previous editions of ERC STRIDE 5K FOR MENTAL HEALTH.

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Jack Croft	M	30	Atlanta, GA	21:45.2
🥈	OJ Montgomery	M	31	Atlanta, GA	23:30.8
🥉	Johannes Milz	M	32	Atlanta, GA	24:11.7
4	Stephan Gardener	M	28	Austell, GA	24:34.7
5	Corentin Giral	M	27	Atlanta, GA	25:06.6
6	Jeremiah Williams	M	36	Mableton, GA	25:23.9
7	chris demko	M	47	Atlanta, GA	26:36.2
8	Immanuel Crentsil	M	29	Atlanta, GA	26:55.1
9	Natasha Demko	F	13	Atlanta, GA	26:55.6
10	Seydina Ndoye	M	25	Austell, GA	27:10.7
11	Vicente Elipe Ibanez	M	32	Atlanta, GA	27:20.1
12	Teresa Gil-Gil	F	31	Decatur, GA	27:20.3
13	Griffin Medendorp	M	30	Knightdale, NC	27:22.7
14	Bill O'Donoghue	M	30	Huntsville, AL	27:51.6
15	Joshua England	M	26	Atlanta, GA	28:06.8
16	William Kidd	M	44	Atlanta, GA	28:49.2
17	Jack Denn	M	25	Austell, GA	29:17.6
18	Brennon Howard	M	24	Atlanta, GA	30:03.7
19	Nora Kuiper	F	38	Atlanta, GA	30:20.6
20	Mercedes Benites	F	29	Atlanta, GA	30:32.6
21	Blanca Carretero	F	27	Roswell, GA	30:32.8
22	Joseph Lacy	M	25	Atlanta, GA	31:09.1
23	Q Crook	M	35	Decatur, GA	32:15.7
24	Antoine Morgan	M	39	Atlanta, GA	32:16
25	Kayla Sweeney	F	23	Decatur, GA	32:41.5
26	DeAdrian Collins	M	43	Atlanta, GA	33:13.1
27	Nneka U	F	40	Atlanta, GA	33:20
28	Michael Howard	M	26	Atlanta, GA	34:19.7
29	Tyree Spencer	M	23	Riverview, FL	34:38.6
30	Marissa Carter	F	30	Lima, OH	34:50.5
31	Jah Kindred	M	32	Atlanta, GA	35:01.3
32	Michael Greene	M	36	Lithonia, GA	35:12.8
33	Jarvius Sparks	M	37	Bessemer, AL	35:16.6
34	Ayisha Louis	F	30	Atlanta, GA	35:21.7
35	John Flynn	M	48	Atlanta, GA	35:34.5
36	Danielle Bourne	F	43	Atlanta, GA	35:34.9
37	Chuck Udenze	M	31	Atlanta, GA	36:12.5
38	Jasmine Rencher	F	36	Atlanta, GA	37:04.8
39	Elizabeth Walsh	F	43	Marietta, GA	37:10.2
40	MJ Southerland	F	28	Atlanta, GA	37:14.5
41	Mia Sims	F	36	Atlanta, GA	38:22.6
42	Ronald Williams	M	47	Marietta, GA	38:32.8
43	Monee Williams	F	45	Marietta, GA	39:17.3
44	Kieyesia Jetton	F	45	Atlanta, GA	39:35.8
45	Chelsea Arnold	F	30	Austell, GA	40:55.6
46	Amy Richardson	F	50	Marietta, GA	40:57.5
47	Stacy Davidson	F	55	Clarkston, GA	40:58.6
48	Meleah Gray Brown	F	42	Atlanta, GA	41:14
49	Haley Callaway	F	35	Carrollton, GA	41:18.4
50	H. Callaway	M	6	Carrollton, GA	41:18.7