Stop Stroke Shuffle 5k Registration CLOSED!
/The Stop Stroke Shuffle 5k registration is HERE!! Some of you may be asking what the heck the Stop Stroke Shuffle 5k is. Well it is a virtual race.
This will be the third 5k I will be hosting!! The first two have combined to raise over $2,000.
Here are the details:
A virtual run-walk means you do the 5k (3.1 mile) "race" at your leisure between February 9 and February 16. Map out your own route, get your own friends together or jump on the old trusty treadmill. Your call.
This "race" is one to anyone all over the world.
I will provide a race bib that you can print out and fix to your shirt (if you want).
EVERYONE that completes the "race" will receive a Finisher's Medal in the mail from me. YAY! How cool is that? I know one of my favorite parts.
But you may be asking: "Dani! How much will this fun cost me?" or "What is my entry fee going to?"
Well, each participant will be making a $25 donation. The proceeds raised will be going towards my $5,000 fundraising goal to represent Tedy's Team in the 2014 Boston Marathon. That's right folks! I'm going back for more.
For those that don't know, I ran the Boston Marathon last year with Tedy's Team.
Tedy asked the American Stroke Association to work with him to create “Tedy’s Team,” a group of runners raising money for the American Stroke Association and training to complete the Boston Marathon® and the Falmouth Road Race. Their participation supports Tedy Bruschi’s fight against stroke and honors both the survivors and the loved ones lost to America’s No. 4 leading cause of death.
In addition to the dollars being raised, an equally important issue for Tedy’s Team is the increase in awareness of stroke and recognition of its warning signs. Tedy’s Team is striving to reach as many people as possible in its message of recognizing the warning signs and acting appropriate when seeing them — calling 9-1-1 immediately.
I ran in honor of my Stroke Heroes, my grandparents, and will be doing so again this year. Unfortunately last year, my grampa passed away during the training. But, I feel as if he was looking down on me on April 15, 2013 and he helped me cross that Finish line at the right time.
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If you would like to take part in the run or walk:
1) Please register here. (Thank you Racemenu for help with the site) --- Make sure you are providing an accurate mailing address because that is where I will send the medal.
2) You can complete the 3.1 mile-run walk whenever you like from February 9-February 16.
3) Once you complete the race please send me a photo of yourself and your time to dani@weightoffmyshoulders.com
4) HAVE FUN!!
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Finisher's Medal
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Download Your Race Bib Here!
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If you would like to make a donation to my fundraising goal and do NOT wish to participate in the run-walk (which is absolutely okay), please visit my fundraising page here.
