Mighty Moose 5k Run/Walk for Ovarian Cancer

This year registrants will be able to participate in-person on September 27th, 2026 or virtually during the 2 weeks leading up to the in-person race day. We are waiving the entry fee again this year and hope you will consider a donation. 

The Mighty Moose Fun Run/Walk is held in memory of Jenna Swaim, a loving mother, and wife who lost her courageous four-year battle with ovarian cancer on July 3, 2018. She was 43 years old. The name of the event is inspired by Jenna’s Alaskan roots, love for fun, and strength! The event is part of the Kicks for Cancer weekend, a very successful fundraiser that the Concord Carlisle High School soccer team and coaches Ray Pavlik & Steve Wells started in 2007.

We will continue Jenna‘s legacy and vision to raise crucial funding for this cause. All funds raised will support the ovarian cancer research of Dr. Kevin Elias. Together we are making a difference!

Jenna Hoge Swaim, age 43, of Concord, Massachusetts, died peacefully at home on July 3, 2018, after a four-year battle with ovarian cancer.

Born in Anchorage, Alaska, Jenna grew up enjoying the majestic views and pristine landscapes of Alaska. She earned a bachelor's degree from Yale University in 1996, where she played varsity soccer, earned multiple league honors, and served as the team captain her senior year. Upon graduation, she worked in investment banking at Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley and received a Master of Business Administration from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College in 2001. She transitioned from finance to human resources and worked at OneBeacon Insurance and PeopleFluent, all while raising her young family. Jenna thrived in and loved her career.

Jenna met Derek Swaim the first weekend at graduate school. They shared passions for sports, the outdoors, and traveling and after getting married settled in Concord, Massachusetts. She cherished nothing more than Derek and their three beautiful children Luke, Jason, and Nora, and she put all of her incredible spirit, talent, and energy into her family. They brought smiles and laughter to her heart every day. Jenna was active in her community and tirelessly supported her children's schools, clubs, and abundant activities, always cheering for, and often coaching, them and their teams. With her family, she enjoyed hiking, biking, running, golfing, skiing, and the outdoors, and together they traveled extensively.

Her extended family and friends were also very important to her. Jenna possessed a gift for forming lasting friendships wherever she went. She loved getting family and friends together. She was tremendously thankful for all the support that her sister, family, friends, neighbors, and children's teachers provided to her family and her.

Her positive and kind attitude was infectious. She will be remembered by the many lives she touched for her bright smile, humility, thoughtfulness, strength of character, and dedication to every endeavor. Jenna loved life, cherished it, and lived it to the fullest. She was extremely grateful and felt lucky to have had such a full life in a short period of time.

This year, our signature Mighty Moose 5k Nike Running hats are available for sale at Brine's Sporting Goods in Concord, MA for $25/each. Please visit Brine’s on Main Street in Concord or click here to order online .

Checks should be made payable to “Mighty Moose Foundation, Inc” and can be sent to:

The Mighty Moose Foundation, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) charity with Tax ID#: 85-1938766

Donor-advised fund (DAF) or related questions can be directed to Barrett Ladd via email (mightymoosetreasurer@gmail.com).

HOW IT WORKS

WAIVED ALL REGISTRATION FEES AGAIN FOR 2025

There are no registration fees to participate in this year’s events. Please consider a donation during the registration process to help support our mission. 

OPTIONAL INDIVIDUAL FUNDRAISER PAGES CREATED 

With each registration, an individual fundraising website will be created in your name with default content about our cause. You will have the option to use this page/content to help us raise money via donations for this year’s race. Following your registration, you will receive an email with details regarding how you can customize your page, including ideas for soliciting donations and increasing your fundraising goal.

Although you are not required to join a team and fundraise, we highly encourage you to join or form one and have fun with it! We’d love to see some friendly competition between teams to see who can raise the most money and have the most donors. We will also have awards for individual fundraisers!

OPTION FOR CREATING OR JOINING A FUNDRAISING TEAM

During the registration process, you will also have the option to create your own fundraising team or join an existing fundraising team. This will enable you to pull a group together to raise money as a team to support our cause. 

This is a great opportunity to join your neighbors, gather your family and friends, re-engage with college buddies, or contacts from your past. How about a team of work colleagues or maybe your kids want to gather teammates, school friends, or extended family? Each team will have a Captain to help communicate and keep the fundraising team on track. 

INCLUDED A “DONATION ONLY” OPTION

For those who are not interested in fundraising or participating in the race but want to support this critically important mission to prevent ovarian cancer, we included an option for a direct donation through the online registration process or the donate button. 

Contribute to the event by donating to an individual, a team, or making an outright donation. Your donation is especially critical this year to fund ovarian cancer research and prevention. We need your financial support!  

IT’S EASY TO PARTICIPATE AND PROMOTE: 

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:

CAN I REGISTER FOR THE VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON EVENTS?

This year you are eligible to register for the In-Person or Virtual event. The registration system will not let you register for both.

I'VE REGISTERED FOR THE 5K RUN/WALK. NOW WHAT?

Encourage others to support your 5K Run/Walk efforts, and invite your friends and family to walk or run with you!

DO I HAVE TO FUNDRAISE?

We don't require that you fundraise, but we encourage it, especially this year!  Money raised is important to help Dr. Elias and his team develop novel testing capabilities for early cancer detection, which will make an enormous difference in the fight against Ovarian Cancer.

HOW DO I COLLECT DONATIONS?

The easiest way for donors to support you is by visiting the registration page to donate online using a credit card. This can be accessed through our event site https://runsignup.com/mightymoose5k/donate or through your individual fundraising page URL. Donations are also accepted by check. If you would prefer to donate via a Donor Advised Fund, please make a check out to “Mighty Moose Foundation, Inc”. Mail directly to: 

Contact mightymoosetreasurer@gmail.com if you have any questions. If you or someone on your team is sending a check, please email mightymoosetreasurer@gmail.com for tracking.

ARE KIDS OF ALL AGES WELCOME TO PARTICIPATE IN THE RUN/WALK? 

Yes! This is a family-friendly event. We have a saying - you can Run, Walk, or Stroll(er). Please consider inviting your family, friends, and work colleagues to this virtual event. All kids 1 Mile and ½ Mile registrations include the registration to the 5k Walk/Run. 

HOW CAN I STAY UPDATED AND/OR SHARE MY RUN/WALK STORIES?

Simply follow us on Facebook by searching @MightyMoose5k and tag us with #MightyMoose5k. We want to hear your stories and share them with our Run/Walk friends. Together, we can motivate and help each other. 

WHERE AND WHEN DO I PICK UP MY RACE BIB AND T-SHIRT?

For all In-Person attendees, you can pick up your race bib and pre-race packet at Concord-Carlisle High School on Saturday, September 27th. This year, all In-Person participants who register prior to September 2, 2025 will receive a Dri-Fit T-shirt. 

We will update the Packet Pickup page as we get closer to the race. This link can also be accessed from the race website.

Due to shipping logistics and costs, virtual attendees will not receive a T-Shirt this year, but will be able to print their race Bib at home.   

WHAT SHOULD I DO IF I HAVE ANY QUESTIONS THAT WEREN'T ANSWERED HERE?

Contact us at mighty.moose.5k@gmail.com and we'll add to our FAQ's

Click here to see the 5k course in MapMyRun format.

Click here to see the 5k course in Strava format.

Below you can download a PDF version of the course map.

We have altered the Mighty Moose 5k course for 2022, in response to feedback from the Concord Police Department. The main feature of the new course is that it avoids running through Concord Center, which caused a prolonged traffic bottleneck on a Sunday morning. The new course preserves as much of the old course as possible, but reduces the impact on Concord Center. It achieves this by looping around CCHS just after the start, which then allows us to avoid running through Concord Depot and Concord Center.

On the day of the event, please plan to enter CCHS via Walden Street. The Thoreau Street entrance will be closed to car traffic at 7 AM and will reopen shortly after the start of the 5k. We will have volunteers to help direct you to parking spaces in front of the high school. Please carpool on Sunday morning, if possible, so we can maximize parking at the high school. If the high school lots fill up, we may ask you to park at Alcott School or the streets surrounding Alcott. You will need to account for the time it will take to walk to CCHS.

Plan to arrive by 7:00 AM for the Kids 1 Mile and 1/2 Runs and by 7:45 AM for the 5k. Please follow the direction of our parking attendants on the day of the race. We have met with the Beede Center and are asking Registrants who are members of the Beede Center to use their lot. Please park at the far end of the Beede lot that is closest to Walden Street.

We wish to provide a Covid safe environment for the 2021 event and ask you to adhere to the following safety protocols:

• Masks/face coverings are optional but fully supported by the Mighty Moose if you choose to wear one prior, during or following the race. 
• All event activities will take place outside and there will be no access into Concord Carlisle High School. Portable Toilets will be provided and will be located in the CCHS parking lot. There will be no face painting this year.
• We will not require participants to wear a mask on the racecourse. In general, because of airflow and dispersion afforded by being outdoors, as well as the limited duration that any two participants spend near each other on the course, the probability of transmission during racing is strongly reduced. Water station volunteers will wear gloves, and offer cups of water with an extended arm. 
• Social distancing when outdoors, one meter (three feet), should be maintained between individuals even on the race course.
• Medical staff will be provided with masks and gloves and be stationed outdoors if needed. Runners, staff, or volunteers entering our medical tent will be offered a mask to wear prior to entry. 
• Hand sanitizer will be available at key locations near the start of the race. 
• We highly recommend picking up your race bib and registration packet on Saturday, Sept. 25 at CCHS. The hours are 9:30 am - Noon and 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm in front of the CCHS cafeteria.
• Children who are running the 1 mile or ½ mile will be spread out by either age or grade and will have a staggered start on the lower field. There is plenty of space on the lower fields for parents to spread out around the field.
• Runners and walkers at the 5k starting line will be spaced out at the start of the race according to their estimated per mile time. All Bibs will have a timing mechanism tracking when you cross the start line and the finish line enabling us to stagger the cohorts at the start. Your bib will not start timing your 5k until you pass through the starting line. You must wait in your designated area with your per mile time cohort prior to the start of the race as volunteers will direct each group to progress toward the starting line of the race. This will allow participants to maintain distance on the race course.

Schedule for in-person Events on September 28th at Concord Carlisle High School.

For In-Person events, we are offering a Kids ½ mile (up to and including age 5 as of race day), Kids 1 mile (from age 5 up to and including age 11 as of race day) and our 5k Walk/Run open to all ages.

Race Start Times:
Kids 1 Mile and 1/2 Mile at 7:45am
5k Walk/Run at 8:30am

We are continuing to support the Virtual race which will run from September 14, 2025 - September 28, 2025. Completion of the Run/Walk can be done at your convenience anytime during this two-week period and you will receive a prompt if you would like to submit your results.

2025 Mighty Moose Sponsorship Opportunities 

The 8th Mighty Moose 5K Run/Walk seeks to raise $445,000 in memory of Jenna Swaim who lost her four-year bale to ovarian cancer in 2018. All proceeds will be directed to Dr. Kevin Elias who was recently appointed the inaugural Lilli and Seth Harris Endowed Chair for Ovarian Cancer at Cleveland Clinic, where he will continue this work in partnership with Dr. Chowdhury at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Dr. Elias and his research team are on the forefront of ovarian cancer research and are developing an innovative new blood test for rapid early detection and diagnosis of the disease. 

Presenting Sponsor - $10,000 

• Recognition as presenting sponsor with company logo displayed on Mighty Moose 5k postcard mailed to all Concord and Carlisle residents with registration and donation details.
• Prominent top placement of company logo on back of race t-shirt to be provided to all registrants (2,700 people) 
• Verbal recognition on race day
• Prominent top placement of company logo on signage/posters at the start line on race day ● Prominent top placement of company logo on refreshment table on race day ● Prominent top placement of company logo at water stations along race route ● Company logo on Mighty Moose website, social media and PR channels 

Platinum Sponsor - $5,000

• Company logo printed on all race bibs
• Prominent placement of company logo on back of race t-shirt to be provided to all registrants (2,700 people)
• Prominent placement of company logo on signage/posters at the start line on race day ● Prominent placement of company logo on refreshment table on race day
• Prominent placement of company logo at water stations along race route
• Company logo on Mighty Moose website, social media and PR channels 

Gold Sponsor - $2,500

• Company logo on back of race t-shirt to be provided to all registrants (2,700 people)
• Company logo on refreshment table on race day
• Company logo at water stations along race route
• Company logo on Mighty Moose website, social media and PR channels 

Silver Sponsor - $1,000

• Company logo on back of race t-shirt to be provided to all registrants (2,700 people)
• Company logo on Mighty Moose website, social media and PR channels 

Bronze Sponsor - $500

• Company logo on Mighty Moose website, social media and PR channels

Please complete the below form and return with a check made payable to “The Mighty Moose Foundation, Inc.” to: 

Wendy Krayer

231 Nashoba Road

Concord, MA 01742 

Please indicate how you would like your sponsorship listing to appear: ___________________________ and send your logo in an eps format if possible, or a high resolution jpeg or png file format to wendykrayer@gmail.com. 

Contact Information: 

Name: ___________________________________________________________________________

Company: ___________________________________________________________________________

Street: ___________________________________________________________________________

City: _________________________ State: _______________ Zip: _________________________

Telephone: ____________________________ Email: _______________________________________ 

*The Mighty Moose Foundation, Inc. is a certified 501(c)(3); Tax ID: 85-1938766. All Mighty Moose donations will be directed to Dr. Elias and his team at Cleveland Clinic in partnership with Dr. Chowdhury at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, who manages the early ovarian cancer detection work we have funded the past seven years.