Lockport Elks Veterans Run
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Event overview
The Lockport Elks Veterans Run is a 5K road race held in Lockport, New York on November 9, 2025. The event benefits Pawsitive for WNY Heroes, an organization that trains and provides service dogs for local veterans with disabilities. The listed cost to train each service dog is $7,500. All proceeds from the race go to that organization.
Race information
The race starts and finishes at Lockport Elks Lodge 41 on Canal Road. Registration is available online and on race day; participants who register by October 24, 2025 are guaranteed an official Pawsitive For Heroes t-shirt, with extra shirts distributed first-come first-served. Race day packet pickup takes place at the lodge on race morning. Due to insurance liabilities, dogs are not allowed to run the course.
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- 5K distance
- Adults registration fee listed as $30, or $35 on race day
- Professional RFID timing with real-time results and downloadable finisher certificates
- Post-race celebration with pizza, snacks, awards ceremony, and a cash bar
- Awards for overall male and female winners and top three in each age group; special trophies for the oldest male and female finishers
- Free parking available at the lodge and within walking distance of the start/finish line