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The second Run for Tomorrow 5K is now two weeks away, and this year the day includes both a morning race at Arkansas State University-Mountain Home and an evening talk by a national suicide prevention speaker.
The race is set for Saturday, Sept. 12, at ASUMH, 1600 S. College St. Registration costs $25, and organizers have listed an 8 a.m. start on the race page.
Online signups close at 11:59 p.m. Friday, Sept. 11. People who miss that window can still register in person on race morning, as they could last year.
That evening, Dennis Gillan speaks at the Vada Sheid Community Development Center on the ASUMH campus. Baxter Health is hosting the talk, called “It’s a Tough Subject: A Conversation About Suicide,” from 6 to 7 p.m. It is free and open to the public with no registration required.
Gillan founded the Half a Sorrow Foundation and lost two brothers to suicide. He now travels the country talking about prevention.
Money from last year’s race paid to bring him here.
The first Run for Tomorrow drew 206 runners and walkers and raised more than $15,000. Much of it went toward postvention, which is the work of helping families after a suicide death.
Some of that money funded resource packages with crisis numbers, local therapist information and support group details. It also helped start a local response team that reaches out to families after the coroner’s office notifies them.
Organizer Summer Sasser started the race after losing her fiance, Christopher Albertson, in 2018. She works at Ascend Wealth Management, and her boss, Mike Stockton, sponsored the first race so registration fees went straight to prevention work rather than event costs.
Sasser has said she wants people to come however they can.
“Whether someone comes to run or walk, or volunteer or support, we’re helping spread awareness,” she said.
September is Suicide Prevention Month, which is part of why the race lands where it does on the calendar.
Registration and donation links are at the race page, https://runsignup.com/Race/AR/MountainHome/RunForTomorrow5k2026.
The event’s message has not changed since the first year. Organizers ask people to stay for tomorrow, and for the people who love them.
If you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis, help is available. Call or text 988 to reach the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, a free service available 24 hours a day.
