Runner's World, the New York Road Runners Club, Inc. and the Road Runners Club of America and Running USA are joining forces with USATF in the fund-raiser. Run for America is being billed as a virtual run/walk. It is being held Nov. 4 to coincide with the New York City Marathon. All proceeds from the event will go to the American Red Cross, the Families of Freedom Scholarship Fund and the Twin Towers Fund.
Run for America is organized much like any road race, but the event will be taking place all across the country and world-wide. To take part, entrants must register at the Run for America Web site – http://www.runforamerica.com - and select the "race" in which they will participate on Nov. 4. They also will choose the charity to which they would like to donate. Running events offered range from 1 mile to 100K, with walking events from 1 mile to 20K.
For a $15 donation entry fee, participants will be entered in the "race" and can download a special Run for America race bib. On Nov. 4, entrants will run or walk their "race" and will have the opportunity to post essays and photos about their Run for America experience on http://www.runforamerica.com.
Run for America gear is also being sold to help raise funds for the effort. Long-sleeved T-shirt and/or a Runner's World Run for America button are on ale on the Web site.
A random drawing will include several Team USA items autographed by top stars and other memorabilia.
"The Run for America will 'virtually' bring people from around the world together on a single day, just as Runner's World, The New York Road Runners, Running USA, and the Road Runners Club of America came together to make this project happen," said USATF CEO Craig Masback. "It is our hope that Run for America is able to positively affect the lives of the Sept. 11 survivors, as well as the lives of the participants in Run for America."
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