RunWell 4 Life Festival - 5k Trail Run - CANCELLED

All online registration fees are included in the amounts below:

Regular Registration - 9/1/14 through 10/31/14 - Individual $33.00, Children 8-10 Free

Early Registration - 11/1/14 through 11/5/14 - Individual $38.00,  Children 8-10 Free

NOTE - There will NOT be ANY day of Race Registration available.  All participants must be pre-registered.

Entry Fee includes your Runner’s Bib, Individual Time Chip, Event Parking, and finisher T-shirt.

Awards will be given to only the top three overall males and females in the competitive heats only.  (Note the top three will be taken from all times of all competative heats together, not per heat)

The Awards Ceremonies will start after the completion of the competative heats.

All 5K Trail Run finishers will receive a Runwell 4 Life Festival Finisher T-Shirt.

6:30 AM - Packet Pick-up Opens

8:00 AM - 9:20 AM - Men's & Women's Competitive Wave starts (10 Minute intervals)

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM - Open Recreational Wave starts (10 Minute intervals)

There are two divisions for this race. Competitive Men / Women, and Open Recreational. Each division is divided into wave starts limited to 15 participants each. Runners may select the division and wave that suits them best based on a first-come, first- served basis. Once the wave time or division fills up, it will be closed.

Both the Competitive and the Recreational Divisions will both be chip timed and finishers of both divisions will receive Finishers Shirts, however only the top three male and top three female overall runners in the Competitive Division will be eligible for a prize.

NOTE - Wave start times may be moved/adjusted, with prior notice, as needed to balance the schedule

The 5K Trail run will take you on adventure through the quiet and beautiful wetlands of Blueberry Trail, around Lake Oneida, through pine flat woods and deep swamp. It overlaps the Goldenrod Trail at times and traverses the gambit of UNF habitats; from Swamp to Sand Hill to Flatwoods. You will see beautiful goldenrod flowers that bloom in the fall and will also pass one of the Grandfather Cypress trees that live on campus. Also on the trail is an area that is home to a healthy Gopher Tortoise population. These land dwelling tortoises live over 60 years and provide underground homes to countless reptiles, amphibians and small mammals.  See the link below for a map of the course.

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Packet Pick-Up will be Saturday, November 8th beginning at 6:30 AM at The University of North Florida. The Packet Pick-Up location will be in the Runwell 4 Life Fest Check--In Tent which is located in parking LOT 14 (also event parking). Packets will include runner’s bib and individual timing chips. Please be sure to bring your online registration confirmation email and photo ID in order to receive your race packet.

Upon your successful online registration, an electronic confirmation will be sent to the email address provided during the registration process. Please print and retain this confirmation for your records. You will need to provide this confirmation email at check-in on race day to receive your race packet. If you experience any problems or need assistance with registration please contact Matt Reimer of PRS at matt@prsracetiming.com

•Runwell 4 Life Fest will be hosted on a protected and preserved area of UNF. Dogs, Bikes, Strollers (Including Jogging), Scooters, Motor Vehicles, Horses and Weapons are strictly prohibited on this trail course.
•Parts of the trail are extremely narrow. Participants that would rather walk the 5K Trail are encouraged to register for the non-competitive heats in the afternoon.
•Only officially registered participants, volunteers, and race officials are allowed on the course. If you do not have a race number or race official credentials you will be asked to leave the course.

Runwell 4 Life Fest will happen rain or shine, unless we determine that race conditions are dangerous. This will be based on a prudent decision made on race weekend by the Race Director and Race Management Company. In the unlikely event that the race is cancelled there will be no refunds. In the event of inclement weather, Acts of God, or unforeseen circumstances, we reserve the right to alter, cancel, or eliminate any/all portions of the race. Each athlete must accept any such risk of their entry fee paid.

There are no-refunds, transfers, deferments or exchanges for this event. But feel good your support provides accessibility of resources to those needing recovery from addiction and mental illness and helping people live healthy, fulfilling lives.

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Founder & CEO Linda Quirk is the founder of Runwell and has been racing the planet to raise awareness and money for addiction treatment and recovery since 2008. Along the way, she’s broken records, raised significant donations and gained tremendous support from people across the globe. She launched Runwell after realizing the recovery community is strong, without boundaries and in need of support. As a parent who has witnessed the devastating affects of addiction, and the miracle of treatment and recovery, Linda’s foundation comes from a place of personal experience.

Linda’s had a myriad of successful running and triathlon accomplishments, including: Ironman Florida, Long Course Worlds in Sweden, Ironman Lanzarote, Ironman World Championships, Kona, Hawaii, many Half and Olympic distance triathlons including Ironman 70.3 Worlds in Clear-water, Florida. In 2008, Linda ran 7 marathons on all 7 continents in under a year, and in 2010 she completed Racing the Planet’s 4 Deserts “Grand Slam” (becoming the first American woman and oldest person in the world to complete prestigious event in one calendar year).

Merging her love of running with her efforts to promote addiction and mental health treatment and recovery worldwide, Linda believes in the positive power of running as a tool to building awareness for the disease of addiction. From the discipline it takes to train, to the rewarding experience of crossing a finish line, sport can be used to inspire those dealing with addiction, and those that love them, to seek treatment and a life of recovery and wellness.

1 UNF Drive
Jacksonville, FL US 32224

The race will be chip timed using a shoe chip system.   Chips will be distributed at the packet pickup.   All runners must cross the mat at the finish line with their chip properly attached to their shoe to score in the race.  Chips must be returned at the conclusion of the race at the finish line.   Runners not returning chips will be charged a fee of $30.