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GE Vernova Women's Network SWE Scholarship Race

Mon September 23 - Sun September 29 Greenville, SC 29615 US Directions

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Description

A virtual 5K and 10K run/walk honoring those women who blazed the trail for the next generation of women in STEM, especially Paula Martin, the first woman plant leader in Greenville, an advocate of women in STEM, and a mentor to many of today's leaders. As one of Greenville's Women's Network sponsors, fostering STEM education for the next generation of women engineers was a crucial part of Paula's mission. To honor this, we are raising funds for the GE Vernova Women's Network Scholarship fund awarded by the Society of Women Engineers. Just as Paula did, we aim to honor her memory by continuing to blaze the path and support women in STEM here at GE Vernova and the future engineers of our company.

Race Registration

2024 Race Registration Tiers

Donating to waive your registration fee? - Proceed to the registration page. There is a step in the registration process to donate and waive your registration fee at the same time.

$30 - Registration Fee
$50 donation -  Registration fee waived + 2024 pin*
$75 donation -  2024 Shirt + $50 tier prizes*
$100 donation -  Medal + $75 tier prizes*

*Limited quantities of previous year's shirts/pins will available first come first serve for $50 tier and above

All donations $50 and above can be matched through the GE Vernova Foundation

For GE Vernova employees making donations, we have a special section with instructions for GE Vernova Matching.

 

Pins/Shirts/Medals Distribution

Greenville, SC Participants: We will have an in-person window on September 26th from 3pm-5pm. More details on this in-person event to come later. Distribution of pins will happen at this time as well. Shirts will be available for pickup during the in-person event, and will be shipped shortly for non-Greenville teams, shortly after the race window closes.

Virtual Participants: GE Vernova Women's Network will coordinate with team captains for US shipping to one central location per team for team members to pick up their pins and shirts. More communication will be sent out post-race week.

 

 

 

 

Training Competition

The training competition is 4 weeks long. Each day, an individual has the opportunity to earn 1 point for their team by exercising for a total of 30 mins and then logging their workout on Strava. During these 4 weeks, the GE Vernova Women's Network team will track the workouts through each team's Strava page. At the end of the 4 weeks, the team with the most workouts per person will win the workout competition. There will be a second team winner which is the team that fundraises the most money through donations.

 

This race will be run as a virtual-hybrid race. All participants across any location can complete their race virtually at their own pace during race week. 

 

Participants can choose to join a team or run as individuals. Join an existing team or create your own with co-worker, family and friends (this race is open to all-non GE employees). Participants can run, walk or "sleep" this race. "Sleepers" are those that decide to sign-up, not run the race but contribute financially to the race or to different teams. Bonus points for participation will added at the end of the race:

 

5 participants = 0.5 extra points (normalized - added to final score)
10 participants = 1 extra point (normalized - added to final score)
15 participants = 1.5 extra points (normalized - added to final score)
 

 

After registration, participants will be able to see the information for the Strava link to their teams.

 

We have recently created a Frequently Asked Questions section.

 

Training Competition: August 26 to September 22

 

Virtual Race: September 23 to September 29

5k Training Plan

Training Notes and Tips

  • Each run should be at an easy pace; you should be able to talk to a training partner or sing along with your music-save the speed for race day!
  • Not ready to run yet?  Take each “run” and make it a power walk!
  • If you miss a run: don’t worry about doubling up on workouts, just pick up where you left off. 
  • Need some guidance for strength training or crosstraining workouts?  Check out the Power Station Virtual Class library on Facebook or Youtube
  • Run, Fun, Sun is an in-person class at the Power Station that guides you through intervals of running (or walking/jogging!).  We also have strength, bootcamp, barre, yoga, and cycle classes to help you earn workout points!  Find our schedule here, please note you do have to be a Power Station member to participate and class registration is required. 

Still need guidance?  Feel free to reach out to one of the Power Station staff members, we are always happy to help!  You can email power.station@ge.com with questions about training.

 

Training Schedule

 Week 1 Week 2
DayTrainingDayTraining
1Run 5 min, walk 3 min, repeat 3 times1Run 6 min, walk 3 min, repeat 2 times
2Strength 2Strength
3Run 8 min, walk 5 min, run 8 min3Run 10 min, walk 3 min, run 10 min
4Rest or crosstrain4Rest or crosstrain
5Run 20 min5Run 20 min
6Strength6Strength
7Rest7Rest

 

 Week 3 Week 4
DayTrainingDayTraining
1Run 10 min, walk 2 min, repeat 2 times1Run 28 minutes
2Strength2Strength
3Run 10 min, walk 3 min, run 12 min3Run 30 minutes
4Rest or crosstrain 4Strength
5Run 25 minutes5Run 20 minutes
6Strength6Rest
7Rest7Race Day! Run 5k!

 

Race Contact Info

If you have any questions about this race, please contact the race director at

Place

300 Garlington Rd
Greenville, SC US 29615

Directions

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