Three emergency responders, a firefighter, a police officer, and a dispatcher, run down a wet, dark street at night, with city lights blurred in the background.

Gold Line Support

LXCL:The whole thing, shirt included. Challenge Hound access, the official Outrun the Dark tee, a custom challenge pin, and your distance badge. Shirt and pin ship together in one package. Sales close: October 2, 2026 — hard cutoff, this is when shirts go to print.

Full Shift

LXCL:The full challenge without the shirt. Challenge Hound access, the leaderboard, and your distance badge.

Half Shift

Before the lights. Before the siren. There&#39;s a voice.&trade; The calls come at 2 a.m. They come the night before a holiday, in the middle of a storm, on the shift nobody wanted. Every one of them is answered by somebody sitting in a dark room with a headset on. This October, we&#39;re getting those people outside.Outrun the Dark is a virtual run for public safety communications professionals and everyone who supports them. Walk it, run it, roll it, push a stroller through it. Treadmill at 3 a.m. before you clock in counts. There&#39;s no start line, no finish chute, and no pace requirement &mdash; just miles, logged sometime between October 19 and October 31. Pick your distance<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">5K &mdash; 3.1 miles. One walk. That&#39;s it.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">9-1-1 &mdash; 9.11 miles. Our distance. Nobody else runs it.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Half &mdash; 13.1 miles. Thirteen point one, across thirteen days.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Full &mdash; 26.2 miles. About two miles a day. Finish on Halloween.</li></ul>Same price whichever you choose. And your badge follows your miles &mdash; if you signed up for the 5K and end up at 13.1, you&#39;ll get the half badge. Go as far as you go. How it works<ol fr-original-style="" style="width: 100%; box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Register below and pick your tier and your distance.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">You&#39;ll get a Challenge Hound invite by email before October 19.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Log miles anytime in the window. Watch the leaderboard fill up with names from centers all over the country.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Post a photo, tag Gold Line Support, and collect your finisher&#39;s badge.</li></ol>Every dollar supports Gold Line Support&#39;s work in recognition, wellness, and peer support for the people behind the calls.

Before the lights. Before the siren. There's a voice.™ The calls come at 2 a.m. They come the night before a holiday, in the middle of a storm, on the shift nobody wanted. Every one of them is answered by somebody sitting in a dark room with a headset on. This October, we're getting those people outside.Outrun the Dark is a virtual run for public safety communications professionals and everyone who supports them. Walk it, run it, roll it, push a stroller through it. Treadmill at 3 a.m. before you clock in counts. There's no start line, no finish chute, and no pace requirement — just miles, logged sometime between October 19 and October 31. Pick your distance<ul><li>5K — 3.1 miles. One walk. That's it.</li><li>9-1-1 — 9.11 miles. Our distance. Nobody else runs it.</li><li>Half — 13.1 miles. Thirteen point one, across thirteen days.</li><li>Full — 26.2 miles. About two miles a day. Finish on Halloween.</li></ul>Same price whichever you choose. And your badge follows your miles — if you signed up for the 5K and end up at 13.1, you'll get the half badge. Go as far as you go. How it works<ol><li>Register below and pick your tier and your distance.</li><li>You'll get a Challenge Hound invite by email before October 19.</li><li>Log miles anytime in the window. Watch the leaderboard fill up with names from centers all over the country.</li><li>Post a photo, tag Gold Line Support, and collect your finisher's badge.</li></ol>Every dollar supports Gold Line Support's work in recognition, wellness, and peer support for the people behind the calls.

Gold Line Support

Outrun the Dark: A First Voice Virtual Run

Full Shift

$50

Half Shift

$25

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