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Safe Living Space 5-K Your Way Brain Injury Awareness Month image, March 2026, allows for multiple ways to exercise for brain injury awareness.

Brain injuries have many causes.

The 5K Your Way helps raise awareness, recognize injuries early, and support those affected!

Safe Living Space hosts an annual Brain Injury Awareness - 5K in support of the millions of people who live with brain injury and those who support them. We promote education and awareness about brain injury so that more people have the tools to keep their brains safe! To us, it’s a #NoBrainer.

5K - Your Way

FAQ

  • A 5K - Your Way is a 5K that you complete with any activity of your choice, whether that be walking, running, hiking, biking, swimming, etc. In the past, we’ve even had participants lift 500 pounds, dance and play tennis for 5000 steps, and row 5000 meters!

  • All are welcome and encouraged to participate! As a 5K - Your Way, participants have the option to customize their 5K experience to them and their preferred activity level. Examples of 5K activities

    • 5,000 steps

    • 5,000 seconds of activity (83 mins)

    • 5,000 shots/dribbles/ (basketball, soccer, lacrosse, archery)

    • 5 Kilometers (3.1 miles) Your Way: walk, run, roll, row, bike, swim, dance, etc.

  • Registration occurs annually in preparation for March - Brain Injury Awareness Month. There are several different options for registration that include various donation amounts.

    1. Register

    2. Complete your 5K Your Way any time in March

    3. Share a photo with Safe Living Space. It’s that simple!

  • You can share your 5K experience with us by:

    • Tagging us on social media @safelivingspace

    • DM’ing us on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn

    • Submitting photos via email our coordinator, Alisa Stoddard.

  • You may donate to Safe Living Space here. Thank you so much for your support and for helping us advance our mission to improve the health, safety, and well-being of the 64 million people in the United States who experience brain injury.

The Safe Living Space 5K Your Way is a global movement to raise awareness of brain injury.
See where participants are walking, running, biking, swimming, diving, golf, rowing, and much, much more to shine a light on the “silent epidemic” of brain injury.

2026 5K Scholarship Recipient

Suzy Hernandez

As a 5 year participant of the 5K Your Way, we celebrate Suzy for her dedication to brain injury awareness.

“I’m so grateful for this award and to work with such an incredible organization.” - Suzy Hernandez

Past participants raising brain injury awareness around the world.

Six women on a tennis court, holding tennis rackets, smiling, participated in "Saving Living Space" 5K-Your Way to raise brain injury awareness.
A man and woman standing on a wooden platform outdoors, holding hiking poles, dressed in outdoor gear with mountainous terrain and snow-capped peaks in the background.
A woman with a yellow headband and a red and blue jacket and a man with a beard and long hair, wearing a pinkish-red shirt, taking a selfie on a leaf-covered trail in a wooded area during autumn.
Uncle Dean Smith is the world record holder for indoor rowing ages 90 and above. He rows for brain health and brain injury awareness.
A large group of young women standing outside on a sunny day near palm trees, some wearing athletic clothing, in front of a building with shops and a parking lot.
A smiling man and woman taking a selfie outdoors in front of a wooden fence and trees, wearing casual athletic clothing and hats.
A young man taking a selfie outdoors in a park with trees displaying fall foliage and a brick building in the background.
Suzy Henderson hiking with friends for the Safe Living Space 5K Your Way. Brain Injury awareness is fun!
A smiling couple wearing sunglasses taking a selfie outdoors with a coastal landscape in the background, including the ocean, hills, and palm trees.
A young woman with blonde hair smiling and giving two thumbs up in a gym, surrounded by exercise equipment.
Jessica Algren-Bell participating in the 5K-Your Way for Brain Injury Awareness
A small brown and white dog with large ears, sitting on a leash at a park near a baseball field, smiling with tongue out.
Autumn trees with orange and yellow leaves in front of a historic government building with a dome, adjacent to a sidewalk with benches and a traffic light.
Rachel Plouse participating in the 5K Your Way to raise brain injury awareness.
A peaceful sidewalk lined with trees in autumn, with colorful yellow, green, and orange leaves, on a sunny day.