The 2019 Susco 8K and 2K: Running With Tim is in the books!!
Thanks to all the runners, walkers, sponsors, volunteers, and everyone who made the 12th Susco 8K another big success!

Congrats to the 8K winners: Cathy Ross and Adam LaFemina. Full results are available HERE!

Race photos are available to view and download HERE thanks to our great race photographer Brian!

Thanks again for another great year and, on behalf of the Brain Aneurysm Foundation and the Washington Regional Transplant Community, we can't thank you enough for all your support!

If you missed race day, but you want to donate, there's always time to help out! Click HERE (through Fundly) to make a donation to help support brain aneurysm research and organ donation awareness!

Message from the Susco Family:

Thank you for attending the 12th Susco 8K and 2K: Running With Tim. As you may know by now, we have made the incredibly difficult decision that this year's race will be our last. Over the past several years, we have had increased difficulty hosting Tim’s race due to increasing operating costs, decreasing sponsorships, and increasing competition. And as much as we would really like to carry on, we believe this trend will only continue.

When we started out, we didn’t know what we were doing and barely thought we’d make it through year one. All we knew was that we wanted to raise awareness and much-needed donations for two wonderful charities that helped us tremendously when Tim passed. Although we did not have much interaction with these charities before Tim passed, they were invaluable to us in the days, months, and years afterward.

The Brain Aneurysm Foundation, located outside Boston, is the globally recognized leader in brain aneurysm awareness, education, support, advocacy, and research funding. The charitable donations that have been raised through Tim's race have gone toward brain aneurysm research, with grant money competitively awarded to top neurological researchers and research institutions across the country. In addition to Tom Jr. serving two years on its Board of Directors, the Susco Family has joined with the BAF to advocate on the Hill for improved legislation regarding brain aneurysm awareness and research funding. For more information, please visit http://www.bafound.org.

The Washington Regional Transplant Community is the DC-based organ procurement organization responsible for facilitating the organ, eye, and tissue donation and transplantation process. As part of that process, WRTC performs a significant amount of community outreach to educate the DC-based public on the benefits of organ and tissue donation and transplantation. In addition to serving on the Donor Family Council, the Susco Family has joined WRTC at various community events, including NBC4 Health & Fitness Expo. For more information, please visit ####.

We started planning Tim's race within a few months after he passed, not knowing how to go about hosting an event like this. But thanks to our family, friends, sponsors, community of volunteers, and participants, we not only had a successful first year, but in each of the years that followed. Now, 12 years later, Tim's race has raised over half a million dollars for these two great charities, something the three of us still can't believe. And although we work hard year-round to make sure each race would make Tim proud, we couldn't have done any of it without the resounding support from those around us.

But putting the donations aside, hosting Tim's race has not only allowed us to honor and remember Tim, but has also allowed us to meet other families who are similarly affected by brain aneurysms, organ donation, or both. Some of these families have had similar stories about losing a loved one, stories to which we can certainly relate and know all too well. But other families have different stories, either a brain aneurysm was caught or a life saved through organ donation. These stories remind us of the need for more awareness of brain aneurysms and the positive benefit the gift of life, like Tim's, can make on others.

All this makes our decision extremely tough and an emotional one. Certainly, this was a decision that was not made lightly. Although Tim's race may be ending now, we anticipate finding new projects to focus on to continue advancing brain aneurysm research and organ donation awareness.

In the meantime, we again wanted to extend our most heart-felt thank you and appreciation to our family, friends, sponsors, community, and all the people who have participated over the past 12 years. We are so grateful that Tim's race has allowed us to meet and work with so many wonderful people. We thank you for your long-standing love and support.

The Susco Family (Tom, Nancy, and Tom Jr.) 

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Donate to a Great Cause

Can't join us this year? Or just want to help out a little more? Please consider making a donation. Donations can be made year-round to support the race. Race proceeds support brain aneurysm research and organ donation awareness programs. Donation information is available BELOW or click HERE to donate.

Donation Information

Donations and race proceeds are split between the Brain Aneurysm Foundation and the Washington Regional Transplant Community. Please help support brain aneurysm research and organ donation awareness by donating in Tim's name. Click the DONATE button to the right to donate online through Active.com. Alternatively, donations can also be mailed to:

Susco 8K
c/o Tom and Nancy Susco
12701 Hitchcock Ct.
Reston, VA 20191
(checks payable to SUSCO 8K)