Mental Health Matters: Walk/Run for Awareness

About the Event

Join All Souls Counseling Center on Saturday, September 20th at The University of North Carolina - Asheville's campus for a day of fresh air, exercise, and music. The Mental Health Matters Walk/Run for Awareness is a family-friendly 5k hosted by All Souls Counseling Center (ASCC). The purpose of this event is to raise awareness of the mental health resources available in our community and help to end the stigma around seeking help. Mental Health Matters is a public forum for normalizing conversations around mental health struggles so that all of us who need help can more easily access a qualified professional for support. The event will feature a community resource fair with representatives from many wellness and mental health organizations in WNC. In addition to being active, come out to learn about some of the mental health and supportive resources available in WNC.

There will be two course options available:

Walk or Run around UNCA's Karl Straus Track
Walk or Run route on UNCA's campus (approximately 5k)

This event is free to participants ages 22 and under. Early bird registration is $15 from July 1st through August 9th and will be $20 from August 10th to September 20th. Every participant who registers will receive an event t-shirt! All proceeds from MENTAL HEALTH MATTERS: Walk/Run for Awareness will be donated to All Souls Counseling Center. Registration fees are non-refundable and this event is rain or shine.

If you would like to volunteer for this event, please visit our volunteer sign up page!

For any Frequently Asked Questions about the Walk/Run, please visit our FAQ page!

All Souls Counseling Center is a non-profit organization located near Downtown Asheville providing compassionate mental health counseling, outreach, and education to those with barriers to access, with a focus on individuals who don’t have health insurance or can’t afford therapy with their current insurance. Our 18 licensed therapists offer both in-person and virtual individual, couples, and family counseling services on a sliding scale basis. We also offer affordable group counseling services on an as-need basis and have expanded our services to place our therapists within several partner community organizations to meet clients where they’re at and make affordable counseling as accessible as possible.

For more information, please visit our website www.allsoulscounseling.org

Races Offered

*Vendor Registration Only/Community Resource Fair

Sep 19, 2026

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Distance — *Vendor Registration Only/Community Resource Fair

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Type — Running

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09:00

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$75.00

Mental Health Matters 5k Walk/Run For Awareness

Sep 19, 2026

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Distance — 5K

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Type — Running

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09:00

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$15.00

Weather History

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for September in Asheville.

thermostat Temperature

13.5° / 25.3°

wb_sunny Feels like

13.4° / 24.8°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

10h 35m

water_drop Avg rainfall

4.4 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

—

air Avg wind speed

7.0 km/h (Light breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

Moderate

terrain Course conditions

Firm and slightly soft

sunny Max UV Index

Moderate (5.0)

humidity_mid Humidity

76.4%

wb_twilight Sunrise

07:13

nightlight Sunset

19:36

About Asheville

Learn more about the host city, Asheville.

The city of Asheville is a liberal, artsy community nestled between the Blue Ridge Mountains and Great Smoky Mountains in Western North Carolina. A popular tourist destination, this "Paris of the South," has one of the most impressive, comprehensive collections of Art Deco architecture in the United States. In 2011 Asheville was picked as one of the “10 Most Beautiful Places in America” by Good Morning America.