The Phoenix Police Foundation will have its third annual Honor Walk/Run in March.

The event, which recognizes 41 Phoenix police officers who lost their lives in the line of duty, will take place the week of March 19.

Each fallen officer has a memorial marker in the location where they gave their lives for the safety of the community, according to a release. The foundation provides a map disclosing the locations of the mile markers and encourages participants to stop by as many memorials as possible on their route.

The event has both walking and running options for a 1-mile route and 5K route.

“Participants are encouraged to map a route that will take them by a memorial marker,” organizers said in a release.

“While there, honor the fallen by taking a photo and sharing it in the race site's photo section and the Phoenix Police Foundation’s social media pages between March 19-25.”

Timothy Thomas, president of the Phoenix Police Foundation, said the event “not only honors those who laid down their lives to serve our community, but also provides comfort to their families and reminds the community what our officers risk every day when they go to work.”

Money raised from this year’s event will be used to build an honor wall for each of the fallen officers in the lobby of the planned Phoenix Police Headquarters, event organizers said.

Any remaining funds will help subsidize the unmet capital needs of the Phoenix Police Department, providing monetary assistance during crisis situations and helping fund future honor events, the release stated. 

Early bird registration for the 2023 Honor Walk/Run is $35, but prices will increase to $40 on Tuesday, Feb. 28. The last day to register is Saturday, March 11.

This year’s Honor Run/Walk presenting sponsor is Circle K Grand Canyon Division.

For more: https://phoenixpolicefoundation.org/