Free Clinic of Simi Valley
Annual Fredrick Michael Gibson
5K/10K & Half Marathon
Walk / Run

Fredrick Michael Gibson 5K/10K & Half Marathon Run/Walk for Depression Awareness

Route Maps

5K/10K Route

Half Marathon Route

Sign up now and you’ll receive the event shirt, (if signed up before Sept.29th) a goodie bag, and a custom medal. You can pick them up between October 17-November 4th at the Free Clinic.
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Registration Costs
5K
3/1 - 5/31: $25
6/1 - 7/31: $30
8/1 - 9/15: $35
9/16 - 10/11 @ Noon: $35
10/14 @ Bib Pick-up: $40
Race Day: $50
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​​Kids Run 
Up to 10/12 @ noon: $5
10/14 @ Bib Pick-up: $10
Race Day: $15
​**PROMO CODES FOR KIDS ARE NOT ACCEPTED
​10K
4/18 - 5/31: $30
6/1 - 7/31: $40
8/1 - 9/15: $45
9/16 - 10/12 @ Noon: $50
10/14 @ Bib Pick-up: $55
Race Day: $60
​DOGS 
Up to 10/12 @ noon: $5
10/14 @ Bib Pick-up: $10
Race Day: $10
​​**PROMO CODES FOR DOGS ARE NOT ACCEPTED
​Half Marathon
4/18 - 5/31: $65
6/1 - 7/31: $75
8/1 - 9/15: $85
9/16 - 10/12 @ Noon: $95
10/14 @ Bib Pick-up: $100
Race Day: $110.00
Virtual Runner
4/18 - 5/31: $30
6/1 - 7/31: $40
8/1 - 9/15: $45
9/16 - 10/12 @ Noon: $50
10/14 @ Bib Pick-up: $50
Race Day: $50
* Promo Codes are not accepted for Kids and Dog registrations. Dogs must leashed during run.

Why is the 5K/10K Run/Walk named the Fredrick Michael Gibson Run for Depression Awareness?

​When the Free Clinic added a race component to the Community Health Expo in 2010, the Free Clinic has named the 5K, 10K and 1K Kids Fun Run the Tooth Fairy Fun Run, with the event providing funds to the Clinic, but with a focus on pediatric dental programs.

In 2017, the Free Clinic​ of Simi Valley changed the focus of the fundraiser to shine a spotlight on depression awareness and its counseling programs by renaming the 5K and 10K for Fredrick Michael Gibson.

About Fredrick Michael Gibson
Fredrick Michael Gibson was a sensitive and brilliant person who lost his 15 year battle with depression in 2014 while finishing his last year at UCSD Skaggs school of Pharmacy. Despite receiving a B.S. from UC Davis in Pharmaceutical Chemistry, during which time he worked in a lab doing research on the AIDS virus with Dr. R. Holland Cheng, a renowned researcher in the field, and also having a research paper published in the AMA’s Virology Journal, Fredrick never felt good enough.
 
Fredrick's family and friends saw Fredrick as sweet, kind and loving. They saw him as a lover of tennis, video games and spending with his family. He was the son of Kim and Keith Gibson and brother to Cathryn and Caryn Gibson. He was the nephew of Karen Finmark, Race Director for the Free Clinic's 5K/10K/1K charity events.
 
​This Free Clinic, through the Fredrick Michael Gibson 5K/10K Run for Depression Awareness, will help others to find resources for counseling, medication and support they need to overcome this and other mental illnesses that plagues 1 in 5 American adults!
Fredrick Michael Gibson
​2/4/87 – 11/6/14