It is now 108 days until the Run for Kids Challenge.
We now have six commitments to donate free dinners to the Run for Kids Drawing. Due to time constraints, six restaurants are all I have asked. That's 100%! I hope to get free dinners form 15 to 20 restaurants in all. Remember, every runner that raises or donates $100 in addition to the entry fee will automatically be entered. If anyone raises in excess of $1,000 then we will give one of the packages to the person that raises the most money. So Get Busy and "hit-up" a few friends and family members for donations or just ask them to sponsor you. Ask for $1.00 pre mile you run.
I have decided I do not like the idea of no T-Shirts with entry fees. I am going to order race shirts for every one that enters any of the races. I will not order any extras so preregistered runners will be the only people receiving shirts at the race. We will order shirts for those that sigh up race day but it will take a while to get them to you. These shirts will not be the shirts I am offering for sale. They will be the usual screen printed tech shirts with all the sponsors listed on the back.
The shirts for sale for $20.00 are very nice, fitted, tech shirts printed by Nduranc. Nduranc prints with a revolutionary technique that transfers the design directly into the fabric of the shirt. You can't feel the printed image at all. The tech fabric still wicks as it is supposed to, even under the printing. These shirts will have the race logo and race distance printed on them. No sponsor names will be printed on the shirt.
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Online Registration Opens October 31, 2011
Everything is now set for the 2012 Run for Kids Challenge. Online registration will open October 31st and 12:00 AM. The start and finish will be on the road in front of the Cedar Pavilion at the far south end of Double Oak Lake. Please see the map on the website.
Entry fees will be $ 75.00 for the 12 hour run and $ 50.00 for the 50K race. The 50 K Relay will be $25.00 per runner. Any runners in high school or lower grades or 17 years of age or younger, the entry fee is $10.00 per runner. Each relay team may consist of from 4 to 10 runners. The above prices do not include shirts. We are offering great shirts this year from a company called "nduranc" but these shirts are substantially more expensive than the average running shirt given away at races. Each shirt will cost us $25.00 to purchase but we will offer them at $20.00 each to runners. I purchased one of the shirts to try and it is great. Read about their printing process at their website, nduranc.com. Below is a brief bit of information about what makes their shirts so good.
All shirt graphics are printed with Green Friendly inks. Unlike toxic silk screening, our process transfers you text and graphics directly into the fabric's fibers. Your design will have no feel, add no weight and attract zero heat. Our digital process maintains 100% of a tech shirt's breathability and performance.
Entry fees will be $ 75.00 for the 12 hour run and $ 50.00 for the 50K race. The 50 K Relay will be $25.00 per runner. Any runners in high school or lower grades or 17 years of age or younger, the entry fee is $10.00 per runner. Each relay team may consist of from 4 to 10 runners. The above prices do not include shirts. We are offering great shirts this year from a company called "nduranc" but these shirts are substantially more expensive than the average running shirt given away at races. Each shirt will cost us $25.00 to purchase but we will offer them at $20.00 each to runners. I purchased one of the shirts to try and it is great. Read about their printing process at their website, nduranc.com. Below is a brief bit of information about what makes their shirts so good.
All shirt graphics are printed with Green Friendly inks. Unlike toxic silk screening, our process transfers you text and graphics directly into the fabric's fibers. Your design will have no feel, add no weight and attract zero heat. Our digital process maintains 100% of a tech shirt's breathability and performance.
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Race Date Set - May 5, 2012
The 2012 Run for Kids Challenge will be held on May 5th next year at Oak Mountain State Park in Birmingham, Alabama. The run will follow the new "Lake Trail" which circles Double Oak Lake. This is the swimming and canoeing lake and is located near the south end of the 10,000 acre park. Follow the link below to the Run for Kids Challenge website.
Friday, September 9, 2011
Run for Kids Challenge 2012
I really like having the Run for Kids on Memorial Day Weekend. I selected the date originally because the race was to be held at Veteran's Park and I thought Memorial Day was appropriate. I was very concerned about the crowds that runners would have to deal with during the day but that proved to be no problem. Birmingham went from setting record low temperatures just over a week before the race to record high temperatures on race day. The heat cleared the park.
By moving to Oak Mountain, even if it is hot, the park will still be crowded. The beach area at the park is crowded all summer but especially when it is hot and Memorial Day is the single busiest day of the year . The run would not created a problem for the park and park superintendent, Mike Jeffreys has given up approval for the run. The problem is the crowds will interfere with the runners. Memorial Day weekend there will be cars and people everywhere along the south side of Double Oak Lake.
We have decided to move the race to an earlier weekend in May. I prefer May 19th. but that is the weekend the Oak Mountain Xterra Race has been held in the past. We are trying to find someone with Xterra that knows the schedule for next year. Tentatively, the date that looks best in May,5th. Of course, we would have to serve Margarita's at the aid station and all runners would have to wear sombreros.
I am adding a new twist to the race this year. I want to encourage runners to raise additional donations to Camp Smile-A-Mile by asking friends and family to sponsor them. For example, a 50K entrant might suggest a donation of $1.00 for each kilometer run, or even per lap, (That is only $10 if they finish.) We are putting together a package of gift certificates to area restaurants and businesses that the person that can raise the most in donations will receive. We may also have a drawing for all runners that raise additional donations.
By moving to Oak Mountain, even if it is hot, the park will still be crowded. The beach area at the park is crowded all summer but especially when it is hot and Memorial Day is the single busiest day of the year . The run would not created a problem for the park and park superintendent, Mike Jeffreys has given up approval for the run. The problem is the crowds will interfere with the runners. Memorial Day weekend there will be cars and people everywhere along the south side of Double Oak Lake.
We have decided to move the race to an earlier weekend in May. I prefer May 19th. but that is the weekend the Oak Mountain Xterra Race has been held in the past. We are trying to find someone with Xterra that knows the schedule for next year. Tentatively, the date that looks best in May,5th. Of course, we would have to serve Margarita's at the aid station and all runners would have to wear sombreros.
I am adding a new twist to the race this year. I want to encourage runners to raise additional donations to Camp Smile-A-Mile by asking friends and family to sponsor them. For example, a 50K entrant might suggest a donation of $1.00 for each kilometer run, or even per lap, (That is only $10 if they finish.) We are putting together a package of gift certificates to area restaurants and businesses that the person that can raise the most in donations will receive. We may also have a drawing for all runners that raise additional donations.
Friday, May 13, 2011
High School and Middle School age groups added.
I have run the trails at Veteran's Park a several times since the tornadoes of April 27th struck Birmingham. Fortunately the park and it's trails sustained no significant damage. The first round of tornadoes that hit the area about 6:00AM missed the park by about a mile. That storm did cut a 300 yard path through the meddle of my neighborhood and missing our house by about 200 yards. We did not get power back for 6 days and it took 14 days to get phone and internet service back.
Yesterday our local USATF official measured the course so we know exactly how long one full loop of the trail is. We also measured a short loop around the large lake. The 50K will consist of 10 laps of the full course and one short lap around the lake. This will also give a short alternative for the last few minutes of the 12 hour run. We may add an out/back section for those that want to go as far as possible.
We have decided to add two new age groups in the 5K. In addition to the 19 and under group there now will be 1st, 2nd and 3rd place awards for Middle School and 1st, 2nd and 3rd awards for High School students.
Yesterday our local USATF official measured the course so we know exactly how long one full loop of the trail is. We also measured a short loop around the large lake. The 50K will consist of 10 laps of the full course and one short lap around the lake. This will also give a short alternative for the last few minutes of the 12 hour run. We may add an out/back section for those that want to go as far as possible.
We have decided to add two new age groups in the 5K. In addition to the 19 and under group there now will be 1st, 2nd and 3rd place awards for Middle School and 1st, 2nd and 3rd awards for High School students.
Thursday, March 31, 2011
New Sponsor for the Run for Kids Challenge
NUUN Electrolyte tabs has agreed to be a sponsor for the Run for Kids Challenge. They will provide our hydration drink for all races, the 5K, the 50K and the 12 Hour Challenge. I am really excited about their sponsorship because they are the best electrolyte product I have ever used.
For over a year they have been the only electrolyte product I have used in training runs and races. I used them in the Wasatch 100 this year and never had any stomach distress the entire race. You simply add one tablet per 16 oz of water and you have the exact amount of electrolytes you body needs for the amount of water you drink. And even better, they taste good.
For over a year they have been the only electrolyte product I have used in training runs and races. I used them in the Wasatch 100 this year and never had any stomach distress the entire race. You simply add one tablet per 16 oz of water and you have the exact amount of electrolytes you body needs for the amount of water you drink. And even better, they taste good.
Saturday, March 12, 2011
Shirt Design for Run for Kids Challenge.
I have been playing with several designs for the shirts for the Run for Kids Challenge to be held here in Birmingham, May, 28th. I finally have one I like and we have decided to make it "the shirt." I think it will look pretty good.
We will use the same design for 50K shirts and a version for the 5K shirts. I am going to use this image for 5K awards as well and 50k and 12 hour Finishers Awards. The current plan is to have the image laminated to "flagstone." They will be sharp, I hope!
We will use the same design for 50K shirts and a version for the 5K shirts. I am going to use this image for 5K awards as well and 50k and 12 hour Finishers Awards. The current plan is to have the image laminated to "flagstone." They will be sharp, I hope!
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