Lace up your running (or walking!) shoes for the ROI 5k, powered by Varian, a Siemens Healthineers company!

This year, ROI 5k participants will join us for a sunrise, group run along the DC monuments (perfect Instagram picture!) or complete a 5k at their convenience using any of the scenic routes we've uploaded to Strava – a free app. With your race registration, you’ll receive awesome swag (a gorgeous metal water bottle and event stickers), an invite to our group run on Tuesday, October 1, and access to multiple scenic routes to enjoy the nation's capital. 

All funds raised will benefit the Radiation Oncology Institute (ROI) – the ASTRO Foundation.

Group run: Tuesday, October 1, 2024
Start time: 7:00 a.m. Eastern time
Route: Group run at sunrise through the iconic Washington, DC monuments 
Registration: You can register for the 5k with your ASTRO Annual Meeting registration, OR, you can register here!

• $40 registration fee from April 15, 2024 through June 27, 2024
• $45 registration fee from June 28, 2024 through August 15, 2024
• $50 registration fee from August 15, 2024 through October 1, 2024 (race day!)

***NOTE: The ROI 5k format has changed for 2024. This year's race will be a group run, or a run at your convenience. The race will not be officially timed, and it will not be held on a closed course. The group run, to be led by local runners, will be split into pace groups and all participants will be required to follow all laws, including stopping at cross walks.***   

FINAL EVENT DETAILS:

The ROI 5k, powered by Varian, a Siemens Healthineers Company, will kick-off later this week during the ASTRO Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. This is your FINAL DETIALS email that has all the important information you need to have a great run (or walk!).

STEP 1: CONNECT WITH US ON STRAVA
Join fellow ROI 5k participants on Strava – a free platform (and app!) that will allow you to see suggested run routes (including the route for the group run on Tuesday, October 1), leaderboard standings, and post your perfect selfies.

To connect:

• Visit Strava.com
• Create your free account
• Click on Dashboard then Clubs on the Strava menu
• Search for: ROI 5k at ASTRO24
• Click the group name to visit our page, then click JOIN

On our Strava page, you can join the group run event on Tuesday, October 1 and you can view the suggested alternative run/walk routes under Posts.

If you prefer NOT to use Strava, that’s fine by us! But your time will not be recorded.

STEP 2: SWAG PICK-UP DURING ASTRO
Stop by the ROI Pod – next to the ASTRO Resource Center – during ASTRO to pick-up your official race swag: a 22oz stainless steel water bottle! We have logo stickers from the 2022, 2023, and 2024 ROI 5k so you can decorate your new favorite hydration device.

The ROI Pod will be open:

• Sunday, September 29 from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
• Monday, September 30 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
• Tuesday, October 1 from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

You may pick-up swag for other registrants. Please be prepared with their full name and email address.

STEP 3: JOIN THE ROI 5k GROUP RUN ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1 OR RUN AT YOUR OWN TIME
The great part about the ROI 5k is that you can run at your convenience between Sunday, September 29 at 12:01 a.m. ET through Tuesday, October 1 at Noon ET OR you can join hundreds of fellow ASTRO attendees for a group run on Tuesday morning!

For the group run on Tuesday, October 1: 

• Kick-off at 7:00 a.m. - Arrive by 6:30 a.m.
• Start and finish line at Van Buuren Park, next to the Apple Carnegie Library and directly across the street from the front entrance of the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. 
• Participants can self-select their pace, and there will be the following pace groups lead by local runners from Pacers, a local running company: 
  • ​8 minute per mile pace (estimated to finish in 24 minutes)
  • 9 minute per mile pace (estimated to finish in 27 minutes)
  • 10 minute per mile pace (estimated to finish in 30 minutes)
  • 11 minute per mile pace (estimated to finish in 33 minutes)
  • 12 minute per mile pace (estimated to finish in 36 minutes)
  • Walking and jogging group 
  • Walking group
• Gear drop available at the start/finish line (and we are not liable for anything you leave with us, but we will be watching the table to make sure your things don’t walk away).
• Registration is available at the start/finish line. If you are registering on site, please arrive by 6:30 a.m.
• Water and granola bars will be available at the start/finish line. 
• Bathrooms will be open inside the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, but you MUST have your conference registration badge to enter the building. 
• ASTRO shuttle buses start at 7:00 a.m. on Tuesday, October 1. It is recommend that you take alternative transportation to the start line, and you can take a shuttle back to you hotel after the race has concluded.

If you are running the ROI 5k on your own at your convenience:

• Log your run/walk as an activity on the ROI 5k at ASTRO club page
• Your distance and time will appear on our activity log and (hopefully!) in the leaderboard standings!
• People always say, "picture or it didn't happen" so make sure to share your selfie by making a post on our Strava club page, AND tag us in your tweet at @RO_Institute and use hashtags #ROI5k and #ASTRO24
   

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS!
This event is only made possible because of the generosity of our sponsors. 

PRESENTING SPONSOR: 

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