NeoEndurance is a family oriented business but the family doesn't just stop with us. It includes your neighbor, your sister, your brother. It includes YOU! Something very emotional happened in our family not too long ago. We shared heartbreak. We shared tears. We shared love. Through all of this, we realized that we were not alone in this journey. There are many families who are affected by TTTS (Twin to Twin Transfusion Syndrome). It's important to us as a family to share this story in hopes that anyone else going through the same or similar knows, they are not alone. Here is a snippet of how Cole's Run came to be..

Two weeks ago we were enjoying a perfect twin pregnancy. We were happy and loving everything about preparing our lives for two baby boys. We were ready for it all, or at least we thought we were.

Two weeks ago we started seeing some abnormalities in the boys' sonogram, and last week we had to rush out to Los Angeles for a consult on Wednesday. We were blindsided by finding out that our babies were hours away from both being lost if we didn't do immediate surgery. Our babies were very sick and the condition came on much faster than it commonly does. Baby A was in the 1% for his size and his heart was struggling to keep him alive. Baby B's heart was thickened from working too hard and he was starting to retain fluid in his abdomen. They were diagnosed with stage 4 Twin-to-Twin Transfusion Syndrome (TTTS), the last stage where there is any hope in saving them.

They cleared their schedule for surgery that afternoon and they were able to divide the shared blood vessels and gave our boys a chance to survive. They both made it through surgery, but unfortunately we lost Baby A the following day. It has been very sad to think about, but the boys shared two major blood vessels that would have undoubtedly affected Baby B had Baby A passed before the surgery. We could have lost them both. 

This was a very sudden situation that we found ourselves in and we acted as fast as we could, we went to the best specialist in the country for this syndrome, and they acted immediately. As sad as it was, the quick response by Dr. Chmait and his team saved the life of our baby boy, Brooks. 

We had a follow up appointment this Wednesday and we are very happy to say that Brooks is already recovering from surgery ahead of schedule. 

It has been quite a rollercoaster over the past two weeks. It was the hardest thing we've had to go through, but we are unbelievably grateful to still have a healthy baby boy to welcome to this world this summer. And we are incredibly thankful to have such an amazing support system behind us. Our friends and family, coworkers and acquaintances, have been so wonderful and supportive through this tough time, and we appreciate and love you all. 

<3 Cole Everett Alderman

This special block is reserved for the fearless!  Run BOTH the 5k and 10k block back-to-back and receive 3 MEDALS!!  Challenge runners will start with the 10k runners and continue until they've completed 15 kilometers.  The 10k runners will start first at their regular scheduled time of 0800.  To qualify for the challenge medal, runners will need to complete 15 kilometers.  Can you run 9.3 miles?  Let's do it!

How would you like the opportunity to earn SEVEN medals?!? That’s right! We said SEVEN!

If you complete the 15K Leprechaun’s challenge (March) AND the 15K Cole’s Run challenge (December) in the same year, you will not only get THREE medals per race, but a 7th special edition bling medal!

Spots are limited so sign up soon!

This course will utilize the Al Lopez Park loops. Runners MUST run the large loop first, followed by the smaller loop. This completes the 5k run. 10k runners will run TWO big loops and TWO small loops (IN THAT ORDER!!!).  Challenge runners will run THREE big loops and THREE small loops.

*** VERY IMPORTANT!! PLEASE READ!! ***

Our timing mats are programmed to record times only after the runner completes the course in a specific order.  If the runner fails to complete the course in the following order, your time won't be recorded and there will be NOTHING we can do to help you.

5k Runners: (BIG LOOP, SMALL LOOP)
10K Runners: (BIG LOOP, BIG LOOP, SMALL LOOP, SMALL LOOP)
Challenge Runners: (BIG LOOP, BIG LOOP, BIG LOOP, SMALL LOOP, SMALL LOOP, SMALL LOOP)

This is a rain or shine event.  We don't anticipate a drastic temperature in weather.  It is, afterall, the "Sunshine State".  However, in the unusual circumstance that this event is cancelled due to extreme weather (hurricane or heavy unrelenting downpour), there will be NO REFUND!  Instead, we will reschedule the event to the next available weekend.

If you are unable to make it to the event, there are several options which can all be done by the runner under "Race Management" in their RunSignUp profile:

• Transfer your registration to another event in the same year (we have many events in the Tampa area!)
• Sell your bib to another runner for a refund (there's a $5 fee for this and the recipient must complete the registration).
• Gift your bib to another runner w/ NO refund.
  
  

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