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Run for Recovery 5k and Honor Walk

Sat January 27, 2024 Brunswick, GA 31525 US Directions

Events

Run for Recovery 5k

7:00AM EST - 8:00AM EST

Honor Walk

8:00AM EST - 9:00AM EST

Run/Walk with Honor Signs

8:00AM EST - 9:00AM EST

Place

1 College Dr
Brunswick, GA US 31525

Description

ONLINE REGISTRATION IS CLOSED.  ONSITE REGISTRATION ON RACE DAY IS AVAILABLE AND WILL START AT 7AM.  TSHIRTS FOR THE DAY OF REGISTRATION ARE NOT GUARANTEED.  TSHIRTS MAY BE AVAILABLE AFTER THE EVENT AND YOU CAN CHECK TO SEE IF ANY ARE AVAILABLE.

Run for Recovery is a Memory/Recovery Walk and 5k to support those that are battling addiction or are in recovery and/or honor those that have lost their battle to addiction.  5k will be timed and awards will be given to overall and age group participants.

In addition, our goal is to bring awareness about the struggles, stigma, and risks of substance abuse, the resources available in our community for addiction and recovery, and build community among those affected by addiction.

All proceeds will go to local organizations helping to provide these lifesaving resources.

Race Day:  January 27, 2024

Packet Pick up:  January 27th, 2024.  7:00am at the start/finish of the run. Limited shirts available for any race day registrations.

5k starts at 8am

Honor walk to begin after the 5k is complete.  9:15am.

Our "Why?":

Growing up with a father who battled substance abuse, addiction and its effects have always been known to me. As I got older and became a nurse, resources to assist those who, like my Dad, battled addiction became more important to me. 

Fast forward to September 22, 2022 - the day addiction changed my family's life forever.

We got the phone call that our father had lost his life to a fentanyl overdose.

I went into overdrive thinking of ways I could help as many family members as possible not get that phone call we got, and as many people as possible not live the daily struggle my father did. He was a great man with the biggest heart on the planet, who battled an evil illness and faced a stigma many people will never understand every single day of his adult life.

Often people in addiction think there's no way out. Their family and friends may feel the same. We are here to shout from the rooftops that that is simply not true.

There are so many resources available, many right here in our local area, and we hope this race brings awareness to that.

We also hope this event brings people affected by addiction a place to come tell us you or your loved one's story, honor their sobriety and/or their lives, and walk alongside us in the battle against substance abuse.

-Paislee

Run for Recovery 5K: run or walk 3.1 miles to show your support for those affected by substance abuse.  5k will be timed and awards will be given to the overall winners.  All runners will receive a medal.

Honor Walk: Walk or run to honor those that have overcome their battle with addiction and/or those that have lost their lives due to addiction 

Honor Signs: Honor you or your loved one's sobriety and/or those who have lost their life to their battle with addiction by purchasing a sign in their name. Signs will have their photo along with their sobriety or birth/loss date. Signage will be placed along the race route to encourage people throughout the walk and/or run.
After registering, please send a photo with the person's name and recovery date or birth/loss date to runforrecovery23@gmail.com.
Signage can be reused year after year or returned to you following the Honor Walk.

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