Description
Polka Dot Run - Virtual 5k
Race Location
Virtual Race - Run Anywhere You Want
Race Date
Friday, September 23rd through Saturday, October 1st.
Online Registration Closing Date & Time
Saturday, October 1, 2016
About The Event
Virtual run to raise awareness about melanoma. The Polka Dot Mama Melanoma Foundation funds research, raises awareness and educates the community about melanoma. We would love to see people participating in the 5K and showing us pictures of how they “ran” sun safe on the event Facebook page at
https://www.facebook.com/polkadotrun/
Race Registration Fees
Online registration is $25.00 per participant open through October 1st, 2016,
Team Challenge
Gather your friends, family, coworkers or any random person you can find and create a team to participate as a group. Any team with 30 or more people registered to participate will receive one sunscreen dispenser with a three month supply of sunscreen (one dispenser per team).
Virtual Race
This race is a virtual race only. Participants may complete a 5k run on your own time between September 23rd and October 1st, anywhere on earth, and then report their times through the following link:
http://www.prsracetiming.com/virtual-race-results.html
All virtual participants that report their time will have their time listed on the PRS Race Timing Results Page by October 7th, 2016.
Race Awards
Overall Awards
Overall Awards will be presented as follows:
Men - 1st Place, 2nd Place, 3rd Place
Women - 1st Place, 2nd Place, 3rd Place
Masters Awards
Masters Awards will be presented to participants over 40 years of age as follows:
Men - 1st Place
Women - 2nd Place
Age Group Awards - 5 Year Intervals
Age group awards will be presented to the top three men and the top three women in the following age groups: 0-9, 10-14, 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70 Plus
Awards will be mailed to participants following the conclusion of the race. You should expect to receive your award in the mail by November 1, 2016.
Race Information
This is a virtual race and fees are non-refundable. In the event you are unable to participate after you register, please consider it a donation to a good cause.
Race Results
Participants can post their results at http://www.prsracetiming.com/virtual-race-results.html
All virtual partipants that report their time will have their time listed on the PRS Race Timing Results Page by October 7th, 2016.
Runner Amenities
Virtual Race Bib
A virtual bib will be emailed to all participants.
Sunscreen
All participants will receive a sunscreen sample which will be mailed after the completion of the race.
Polka Dot Mama Melanoma Foundation
Mission: The Polka Dot Mama Melanoma Foundation funds research, raises awareness, and educates the community about melanoma-the deadliest form of skin cancer.
Vision: Polka Dot Mama Melanoma Foundation, Inc.’s vision is to: reduce the incidence of melanoma by raising awareness
encourage prevention with an emphasis on young adults, improve the early detection, rapid diagnosis, and effective treatment of melanoma, and invest in scientific research that ultimately will result in a cure for melanoma.
To learn more about The Polka Dot Mama Melanoma Foundation please visit:
Place
Jacksonville, FL US 32202
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