Running to Help Others
Mark your calendars for the 2026 Bunny Hop--April 18 (New Date)
Registration for the 2026 Bunny Hop will open mid-February.
The 8th Arlington Bunny Hop was a huge success!
Many thanks for participating in the BUNNY HOP 2025! Increased sponsorships made a huge difference. 638 registered. After the final accounting, the HOP raised $31,000 for Bridges to Independence making a total of $164,000 for Arlington charities over the past eight years.
Here's a celebratory picture of the check presentation to Bridges and also of a display quilt made from race t-shirts from our races from 2018-2025.
Results are HERE and here's a VIDEO and PICTURES of our 2025 race.
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The Arlington Bunny Hop 5K is a fun, family oriented, charity 5K race and fun run/walk that raises money for local charities. We will have finish line medals for all registered participants and also age group place medals.
There is a block party afterwards with activities geared toward "kids of all ages." There are many serious runners as well. The race is managed by volunteers, and all proceeds go to a local charity (see below).
When: Saturday, April 18, 2026 at 8:00 a.m.
Where: Clarendon United Methodist Church, 606 N. Irving Street, Arlington, VA 22201
Who: Competitive runners, fitness/frequent runners, joggers/recreational runners and walkers/strollers.
Children's Activities: A Bounce House and other children's activities will be available after the race.
Costumes: Costumes are welcome and encouraged for this fun, family event. Medals will be awarded to three finishers with the best costumes.
Cutoff date for guaranteed t-shirt sizes is 11:59 p.m. ET, Sunday, March 22 (to allow lead time for printing and shipping). For registrations after March 22, shirts will be on a first come, first served basis at packet pickup.
The Bunny Hop has selected three local organizations as beneficiaries of the net proceeds raised in our 2026 5k race.
Bridges to Independence (www.bridges2.org) works to end the cycle of intergenerational poverty through programs and services, including housing, emergency shelter, workforce development, and youth development. They operate a county-owned shelter for families. Funds donated through the Bunny Hop are channeled to Bridges’ Youth Support Programs at their family shelter near Clarendon and their services center located in Green Valley.
CYFA - The Center for Youth and Family Advocacy (https://cyfadvocacy.org/) provides youth and family programs in the areas of impact, restorative practices, education and advocacy. Their goal is for children and youth to have the resources and opportunities to thrive. Their motto is that students belong in classrooms, not courtrooms.
L’Arche Greater Washington, DC (GWDC) is a community of people with and without intellectual disabilities sharing life together. They operate two group homes in Arlington and will open the new Bluemont Park Reeves Farmhouse facility in 2026. They provide homes for life for core members (those with intellectual disabilities) and ongoing opportunities for others – including caregivers, volunteers, family members, and neighbors—to find a place of belonging and growth.
