Zebra Run For
Rare Disease

Annual FUNdraiser for a Cure

Thank you for your generous support and your commitment to curing MSD. As you may know, zebras are the mascot of the rare disease community. Traditionally, medical students are taught to look for horses rather than zebras when diagnosing patients, meaning they should look for more common diseases first.

United MSD Foundation is pleased to announce our

8th Annual Zebra Run
for Rare Disease

5K Race & 1-Mile Fun Run

MARCH 29, 2025

RegistrATION OPENS IN DECEMBER

Become a Sponsor

Zebra Run is a fundraising and community building event that raises critical funds to further MSD research and family support. Once again, Zebra Run will feature a local event at Fort Maurepas Park in Ocean Springs and virtual runs across the country, and worldwide! With your 2024 event support, 60+ sponsors, nearly 400 runners/walkers in 20 U.S. states + Spain, and dozens of volunteers helped raise more than $85,000 toward critical MSD research and family support! Our goal is to have participants in all 50 states!

The 8th Annual Zebra Run will be held on March 29, 2025! The main, in-person Zebra Run includes both a 1-mile, all-ages fun run and a chip-timed 5k run, and participants can choose to run or walk either distance. Our in-person event also includes music, family-friendly activities, and complimentary lunch provided by food sponsors.

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Join The Fun

You can help us make the 2025 Zebra Run our biggest event yet.

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Registeration Opens December 8!

Volunteers Needed for Zebra Run

This event is possible with YOUR help! Volunteers are needed for packet assembly and at Zebra Fest—all before event day—and, of course, at our in-person Zebra Run event in Ocean Springs. As it gets closer to the event, click LEARN MORE to see all volunteer shifts and to sign up for one or more shifts! Thank you for supporting the United MSD Foundation in this way!

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Host Your Own Zebra Run

Hosting your own Zebra Run can be a fun way to gather your community, raise money for a great cause, and create awareness of MSD. Your Zebra Run can be fully your own, with your own race distance, format (ie. color run), and other details.

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Want to Create or Join a Team?

Did you know that you can create a Zebra Run team or join an existing team? This is helpful for groups of friends, family members, co-workers or anyone else interested in tracking a team, including funds raised as a group. It’s an option when you register. But check out the flyer to see step-by-step instructions.

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New in 2024: Zebra Run NOLA

In March 2024, former Foundation Board member GiGi Burk brought Zebra Run to New Orleans! This unique and fun pop-up Zebra Run event was a hit with all sponsors and participants, with proceeds benefiting the United MSD Foundation. Attendees enjoyed a leisurely stroll around Bayou St. John (~1.6 mi) before returning to the Burk’s home for refreshments and camaraderie…and a swag bag!

Click HERE to learn more!

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