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Get your shoes and wheels ready for the 2025 Waisman Whirl Run, Walk & Roll. Add it to your calendar now!
Join us for the 11th annual Waisman Whirl Run, Walk, & Roll for All Abilities
Saturday, September 27, 2024 at 9 am.
5k run, walk or roll, and 1 mile walk or roll courses
Proceeds benefit individuals and families affected by developmental disabilities and neurodegenerative diseases.
Online registration will close at noon on Friday, September 26, 2025.
Same day, on-site registration available beginning 8:00 am on Saturday, September 27, 2025.
Participation: You can join as individual (not part of a team). Or, you join an existing team or create your own team to honor a friend or family member. Click on the registration link for more information and directions on how to create a team.
Day of Event Registration
Day of event registration begins at 8:00 a.m. and the run/walk/roll starts at 9:00 a.m. There will be kids’ activities in the Discovery Garden beginning at 8:00 a.m. that include face-painting and arts and crafts projects.
PACKET PICK-UP: Packets with bib numbers & t-shirts can be picked up in the main entrance of the Waisman Center on Friday, Sept. 26 from 3:30-5:00 p.m. or starting at 8:00 a.m. on race day.
Price: $40 for adults, $25 students, $15 kids 12 and under
*Register by Tuesday, September 9 to be guaranteed a shirt in your size*
All registrations are non-refundable. An online waiver is required as part of registration.
Note: Escorts for hand-pushed wheelchair or disabled participants do not have to pay entry fee but must fill out and submit waiver.
Directions: Turn North from University Avenue at the intersection of University Bay Drive and Farley Avenue; continue over the hill onto Highland Avenue. The Waisman Center is down the hill on the left. Enter parking lot by athletic fields. Click here for driving directions, map, and parking
Parking: Free parking in lots 76 & 60. Free accessible parking in lot 82.
Weather: The run, walk, and roll takes place rain or shine. In case of severe weather, the race director reserves the right to cancel the event.
Donate: If you’d like to support the event but not participate, you can make a donation on our fundraising page.
Be a Sponsor: For more information and sponsorship opportunities download the form.
No pets allowed. Service animals are welcome.
Sponsors: 
Kemps Dairy | Festival Foods | Wisconsin Cranberry Growers | Kwik Trip | Weed Man | Working Partnerships, LLC