Registration opens June 4 for the 2025 St. Jude Memphis Marathon® Weekend presented by Juice Plus+, the largest single-day fundraising event for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital®.
Set for Saturday, Dec. 6, marathon weekend brings together tens of thousands of runners, volunteers and supporters from all 50 states and representing more than 75 countries. Organizers aim to raise $16 million through this year’s event to help St. Jude continue advancing research and treatment for childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases.
“Witnessing the power of people from around the world coming together for St. Jude is awe-inspiring every single year,” said Ike Anand, interim CEO of ALSAC, the fundraising and awareness organization for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. “When participants run, fundraise, take time to volunteer or join our cheer program, they’re choosing to help give children a chance to live their best lives and celebrate every moment. Every mile, every donation, and every act of support helps ensure no family receives a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel, housing, or food. That’s the impact we make together.”
Here’s how to get involved:
- Run. Sign up for the marathon, half marathon, 10K or 5K—individually or as a team, Duo, Guided Runner, or Wheelchair Participant. Click here to learn more about assisted in-person participation.
- Fundraise. Raise funds while running in Memphis or virtually. Participants receive a personal fundraising link following registration.
- Give. Donate to a participant or directly to our event goal
- Volunteer. Become one of more than 4,000 volunteers who help make race day possible. General registration opens in August.
- Cheer. Join the cheer program to bring energy, encouragement, and support to runners. Registration opens in August.
Funds raised from events like this marathon enable St. Jude to support more families in the United States while accelerating programs to help the 400,000 children worldwide who develop cancer each year. These efforts include the recent delivery of free cancer medicines to children in five countries as part of a global collaboration, and new research findings by St. Jude on how to protect the bone health of childhood cancer survivors.
Participate, fundraise, volunteer, or cheer—visit stjude.org/marathon to support St. Jude today.
Photos from the 2024 St. Jude Memphis Marathon Weekend
Photo credit: ALSAC Photography
About St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is leading the way the world understands, treats and defeats childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases. Its purpose is clear: Finding cures. Saving children.® It is the only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center devoted solely to children. When St. Jude opened in 1962, childhood cancer was considered largely incurable. Since then, St. Jude has helped push the overall survival rate from 20% to more than 80%, and it won't stop until no child dies from cancer. St. Jude shares the breakthroughs it makes to help doctors and researchers at local hospitals and cancer centers around the world improve the quality of treatment and care for even more children. Because of generous donors, families never receive a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel, housing or food, so they can focus on helping their child live. Visit St. Jude Inspire to discover powerful St. Jude stories of hope, strength, love and kindness. Support the St. Jude mission by donating at stjude.org, liking St. Jude on Facebook, following St. Jude on X, Instagram, LinkedIn and TikTok, and subscribing to its YouTube channel.
Media Contact
Caroline Gonzalez
(737) 268-1766
caroline.gonzalez@alsac.stjude.org