2024 Cloud Run 5k or 1-mile Run/Walk

The 7x24 Exchange DC Chapter and Data Center Coalition are working with Loudoun Economic Development and industry partners to host the event, which is family-friendly and open to the whole community.

Race registration includes swag, food, drinks, and entertainment, as well as the Data Center Discovery Zone experience hosted by the Data Center Coalition. Live music and food trucks will be present during the event, with diverse cuisine options, as well as dessert and beer trucks.

Why 4.99999k? In a mission-critical industry where reliability matters to end users like hospitals, banks, businesses, schools and families, everything has to work at least 99.999% of the time.

7x24 Chapter President Karen Petersburg explained that this event is designed to showcase more than just the buildings and servers that power the world's largest data center hub.

"Cloud Run participants will race alongside some of the thousands of data center professionals who support the IT backbone of the Internet. These are your friends and neighbors, who support countless end users and generously give back to this community," Petersburg said. "Data centers also support a lot more jobs than people realize, so there's a tremendous opportunity for students and career-switchers to consider future opportunities."

Proceeds from race registrations and event sponsors will be donated to the Dulles South Soup Kitchen, which supplements local food pantries to provide Northern Virginia families with hot meals.

A portion of the proceeds will also support the DC Chapter's College Scholarship Fund, which helps students interested in an IT career. Applications for this scholarship will open later this spring.

Category: Sports / Leisure | Running

Prices:
Kids 14 and Under: USD 20.00,
1 Mile Fun Run: USD 20.00,
Adult (Age 15+) Through 3/31: USD 65.00,
Adult (Age 15+) Through Race Day: USD 75.00