Free Huntington’s 5K Race at Campbell Park

The Huntington’s Disease Society of America scheduled its 2026 San Jose Team Hope walk and timed 5K run for Saturday, May 16, at Campbell Park in Campbell, California, according to the group’s event listings. The event was set to begin at 9:30 a.m., with check-in at 9 a.m., and organizers said participants would use the Los Gatos Creek Trail. HDSA described Team Hope as its nationwide fundraising program for research, family services and advocacy tied to Huntington’s disease. A campaign page for the San Jose event showed $3,500 raised toward a $26,500 goal in the days before the race. ### Which event is happening at Campbell Park? Campbell Park, at East Campbell Avenue and Gilman Avenue, was listed by HDSA as the site of the 2026 San Jose Team Hope walk and timed 5K run on May 16. The organization’s national events page carried the same date, time and location for the San Jose stop. SF Station and Funcheap both identified the gathering as the “8th Annual HDSA San Jose Team Hope 5K Timed Run & 5K Walk.” Those listings said the public event was scheduled from 9 a.m. to noon. (hdsa.org) ### What does the schedule include? The event listing on HDSA’s website said check-in was set for 9 a.m. and the run and walk were set for 9:30 a.m. (hdsa.org) The same listing named Uma Thontakudi as the contact for the event through the San Francisco Bay Area chapter. Funcheap’s event notice said participants would run or walk on the Los Gatos Creek Trail and return for face painting, raffle items, silent auction items, food and a short program. (sfstation.com) An Idealist volunteer posting said day-of-event volunteers were asked to arrive at 7 a.m. and that teardown was expected to finish around 12:30 p.m. (hdsa.org) ### Where does the money go? HDSA said on its Team Hope campaign page that participation helps fund “lifesaving research, family services, and advocacy efforts” for people affected by Huntington’s disease. Stanford Medicine’s Huntington’s Disease Center of Excellence page also directed supporters to the San Jose Team Hope event and repeated that message. (sf.funcheap.com) The fundraising page said people who raised at least $100 would receive a complimentary participant shirt. The same page showed the San Jose event’s fundraising total at $3.5K against a $26.5K goal when it was crawled this week. ### Who is involved locally? Stanford Medicine’s Huntington’s Disease Center of Excellence listed a “Join Team Stanford” link for the San Jose event. (give.hdsa.org) That page repeated the May 16 date, the Campbell Park location and the 9:30 a.m. start time. The Huntington’s Disease Society of America identified the organizer as its San Francisco Bay Area chapter in public event listings. (give.hdsa.org) Patch’s community calendar for Campbell also listed the event for Saturday morning at Campbell Park. ### How can people still take part? HDSA’s campaign page included options to register, donate and join a team for the San Jose event. (med.stanford.edu) The organization’s national events page linked directly to the same registration page from its broader 2026 calendar. Saturday’s timeline was posted in advance: volunteers at 7 a.m., public activities beginning at 9 a.m., check-in at 9 a.m. and the walk and timed 5K at 9:30 a.m. (patch.com) Organizers said post-race activities would continue at Campbell Park, with the event wrapping around midday. (idealist.org) (give.hdsa.org)