YOLO Run & Walk
You Only Live Once, so join us for the YOLO Run for a morning of sunshine that benefits children and families. UC Davis Children’s Hospital and the NEC Society are teaming up for Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC) Awareness Day.
Where is the YOLO Run?
Bob Foster Team Center
UC Davis Health Stadium
Davis, CA US 95616
When is the YOLO Run?
The YOLO Run is May 16, 2026!
Race start time: 8:00 AM
Event goes until 12:00 PM
What is the YOLO Run?
Join us on the football field on May 16, 2026 at the UC Davis Health Stadium in Davis, California! Choose your distance and get ready to start and finish your race in the Stadium at the YOLO Run, presented by the NEC Society and UC Davis Children’s Hospital.
Interested in sponsoring the YOLO Run? Email Jennifer@NECsociety.org
NEC is an intestinal disease that can affect medically fragile infants during their first weeks and months of life. UC Davis Children’s Hospital provides lifesaving care for babies at risk of NEC, and the NEC Society is the world’s leading nonprofit advancing NEC research, education, and advocacy.
Yolo County locals, Jennifer and Noah Canvasser, launched the NEC Society after tragically losing their son, Micah, to the disease. By teaming up with UC Davis Children’s Hospital, the Canvasser family and NEC Society are building a world without NEC. Join us for the YOLO Run to support this work!
2025 Race Highlights
Uniting Community for a World Without NEC
“We felt loved and had a very emotional day yesterday at the YOLO Run. There was a big group running for Archer, but also all the families who have been affected by NEC.
It was the greatest day of my life and I will never forget it. All of the effort put into the event is so appreciated by my family.”
Pam Danielson, 2025 Yolo Run/Walk Participant
