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ALS Ride for Life - Run for Donna

August 29, 2026
9AM Start - Rain or Shine

Ronkonkoma Middle School
501 Peconic St.
Ronkonkoma, NY 11779

Come out and join us for the Inaugural 5K run and 1 mile walk to raise money for the Donna Belz-Messina Medical Trust Fund as well as ALS Ride for Life.

Shirts guaranteed for all registered before 8/1

First 100 finishers guaranteed a medal!



REGISTRATION OPTIONS & PRICING

Total may vary based on additional options such as donations.

EVENT
EARLY BIRD
AUGUST 1
5K RUN/WALK
$38.98*
$44.15*
1 MILE WALK
$38.98*
$44.15*

*Includes processing fee

  • Your name on your bib three weeks before race day.

Uncheck this box to register for the run/walk.

PARTICIPANT INFO

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ADDITIONAL SUPPORT

Suggested Amounts

JOIN OR CREATE A TEAM

Form a Team with friends or family! This is optional and may not have any affiliated awards.

TEAM ROSTER

READ & INITIAL TO AGREE

Registration fees are used toward race expenses and cannot be returned once you sign up.

ALL FEES ARE NON-REFUNDABLE

Nor are they transferable from year to year. Once you are signed up, race fees are used for race expenses and cannot be returned.

In consideration of accepting this entry, I understand and agree to be legally bound hereby for myself, my heirs, executors, administrators, successors and waive, release and hold harmless Event name, elitefeats inc., and any volunteers and all race sponsors and their agents, employees and representatives for any and all injuries, claims, liabilities and causes of action related to my participation in this event. I attest that I am physically fit and have sufficiently trained for the completion of this event and that my condition has been verified by a licensed medical doctor. I further grant permission to any of the foregoing organizations to take and use photographs, video, and recordings or any other record of this event for any purpose whatsoever.

If signed by a parent, the parent agrees to release and hold the above-named organizations and persons harmless of any claims which may be asserted by or on behalf of the entrant as well.
$40.00
$4.15
$44.15

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Location Information

  • Ronkonkoma Middle School
  • 501 Peconic St., Ronkonkoma, NY, 11779 US
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ALS Ride for Life - Run for Donna

August 29, 2026
9AM Start - Rain or Shine

Ronkonkoma Middle School
501 Peconic St.
Ronkonkoma, NY 11779

AMENITIES

  • Shirts guaranteed for all registered before 8/1
  • First 100 finishers guaranteed a medal!
  • LIVE / text / email results
  • FREE finish line photos
  • Personalized bib if registered 3 weeks in advance

AWARDS

  • Top 3 M/F/X Overall
  • Top 1 M/F/X Age Groups: 14 & Under, 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75-79, 80+

BIB PICKUP

See event staff starting 1 hour before the event. Register 3 weeks in advance for a personalized bib. Bib number required for pickup; use Self Lookup or Bib Lookup if needed. Last-minute registrants (within 24 hours) will receive their bib number by text within 90 seconds.

COURSE

5K

1 Mile

MORE ABOUT THE EVENT

Donna is a mother of 4 children, grandmother, sister of 6 siblings and a 1990 graduate of Connetquot High School. She was diagnosed with ALS in 2010. Refusing from the beginning to become a victim of this terrible disease she actually started a new career with the Suffolk County Department of Social Services, where she retired Fall 2022, after 10 strong years.  This was despite her increasing physical limitations. The medical trust fund was established to help her prepare for the inevitable high costs associated with her long term care and quality of life. Please join us in supporting this amazing woman and celebrate her amazing strength in the face of adversity.

ALS Ride for Life is a 501C Charity created in 1998 and dedicated to serving the ALS community, tirelessly raising money for research as well as direct support for people with ALS (PALS). They generously donated a custom minivan to Donna to enable easy mobility in her wheelchair.You can learn more about them at alsrideforlife.org.

QUESTIONS

[email protected]

RESULTS & PHOTOS

  • LIVE online / email text results and FREE video and same-day finish line pics
  • Find miscellaneous photos on Facebook @elitefeats 



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