The month of May has arrived and the first of over 20 weekly Fontana $5 5Ks is about to commence. Our first run (walk, stroller, skip) of the 2026 season is set for Wednesday, May 6, and we’ll be leaving the doors at approximately 5:30 p.m. (we always provide a little extra time to allow people to arrive after work) from Fontana Sports, located at 216 Henry Street.
May’s Fontana Runs are in partnership with The North Face and one of this month’s beneficiaries is Focused Interruption, a Madison nonprofit that is dedicated to implementing effective solutions to end gun violence in Dane County.
We will have a representative from Focused Interruption to provide information on this Madison nonprofit that origins began in 2016 by volunteers who were concerned about the growth of gun violence in our local community.
Another beneficiary on Fontana’s $5 5K schedule is Tri 4 Schools, which we’ll host on Wednesday, May 27. Tri 4 Schools mission is right up our fitness alley as it teaches/inspires kids to swim, bike and run, with all the program’s entry fee proceeds going directly back to the area’s local schools’ P.E. departments. These proceeds help provide P.E. teachers with the funds to purchase new equipment and keep our Madison kids healthy.
There you have it…a quick rundown on two groups Fontana Sports is partnering with to make the people of the Madison area healthy and happy. See you Wednesday!
