Got2Run for Education run/walk is May 20 in Arlington Heights
The sixth annual Got2Run for Education run/walk will take place on Saturday, May 20, in Arlington Heights.
Since its inception in 2012, this popular community event has raised more than $100,000 for local school wellness programs, with participants selecting which schools receive their proceeds. Participants simply check a box to identify the school or write in their school if it's not listed. Last year's race raised more than $29,500, and 186 schools benefited.
Got2Run includes a 2.62-mile "micro-marathon" run/walk, an 8K (4.97-mile) run and a 2.62-mile unassisted wheelchair event, all of which begin and end near Sigwalt Street and Arlington Heights Road, across from the Arlington Heights village hall. The races start at 8 a.m. and run through the beautiful Scarsdale neighborhood. This year's event will once again be promoted by 101.9 FM The Mix, a Champion Sponsor.
Got2Run is organized by Northwest Road Runners Inc., a local running club that was established in 2011, for the purpose of holding a yearly kids' running race. Founding planning committee member and race director Jeff Chamberlin, a Mount Prospect father, says the group distributes all the money raised by the event back to the public or private school of the participants' choice to fund activities that encourage wellness.
Registration is $20 for students ages 19 and younger; $30 ages 20 and older; stroller rider and wheelchair pusher $5. Online registration is available at www.Got2Run.org until Friday, May 19 or register on race day (print the form and bring it to the race).
Complete event details can be found at www.got2run.org, including Couch-to-2.62 and Couch-to-8K training programs that will help runners prepare for race day.
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