Events
Place
450 Park Place
Lexington, KY US 40511
Description
Kickoff the 2024-25 school year in healthy fashion with this family friendly 5K!
Saturday, September 14th
Packet Pickup at 7:30am and Race at 9:00am at the Fayette County Schools Administrative Offices in Northwest Lexington
All are encouraged to register online in advance of the race. We will not be taking cash or checks at the race.
This is planned as an annual event with a new and different cause being supported each year. For our first year we have a bold vision of building a new school in Africa. This will be no easy undertaking and this run/walk event is the first fundraising step we are taking. Won't you join us and run/walk/stroll for this wonderful and important cause?
RACE FEATURES:
- Unique paved course looping through the LexMark International campus
- Commemorative unisex sized T-shirts (Adult and Youth sizes)
- 5K Run/Walk (timed), 1 Mile Fun Walk (untimed)
- Overall Top 3 M/F and Top 3 M/F in various age group categories
- Form a SUPER SCHOOL TEAM and if you have 10 or more on your team you may win a prize!
- Free Race Photos
- DJ Playing Great Music
- Food, Fun & Fellowship for a great cause
STUDENT PRICING --- Students (Ages 4-18) registering for the 5K Run/Walk or 1 Mile Walk between August 1st and September 13th will only pay $10 to part of this inaugural event. Your registration includes a commemorative race T-shirt.
RACE DAY SCHEDULE
- 7:30AM - Race Day Packet Pickup and Registration Opens
- 8:40AM - Welcome & Race Announcements
- 8:45AM - Warm-up Dale Robinson, GURU
- 9:00AM - Run For A Cause 5K START
- 9:02AM - 1 Mile Fun Walk start
- 10:00AM - Awards Ceremony (Overall, Age Group and Team Awards)
5K ROUTE MAP
PACKET PICKUP - 7:30-8:45 am leading up to the race start
Race Contact Info
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Sponsors
Join Us For The New Race That Kicks Off The 2024-25 School Year
A Vision For A New School in South Africa
The Inaugural Run for a Cause 5k race hosted by Fayette County Public Schools is excited to announce that this year’s cause will be to fund a school in South Africa.
The inspiration behind this year’s cause is Phakamani Bearden. Here is a bit of his story:
Hi, my name is Phakamani Bearden, and I originate from Soweto, South Africa. If you don't know anything about the history of South Africa, there's a very rich history and wonderful people, but there is also a very painful history due to apartheid. Apartheid ended in 1994 before I was born, but not too long before, and the remnants of its effects remain. These townships lacked resources, supplies, and the infrastructure that were needed. This lack of resources and lack of an effective education system made it very difficult for me to learn. It was very challenging, but everything changed because in 2010 when a school called The Ron Clark Academy came to visit South Africa to visit the school that I attended. We went through all the paperwork, jumped through all the hoops, and at the age of 12 years old, my brother, my friend, and I got on a plane with a gentleman from South Africa and were transported to the United States to become students at the Ron Clark Academy. Ron Clark Academy is a school that's highly academically challenging. Imagine going from being in a school with no resources to going to this beautiful school full of some of the best teachers in the world. As a student at the Ron Clark Academy, I was living with the co-founder of the school, and very quickly, we became a part of their household. I spent many late nights with Kim Bearden working to catch up on the content I missed. At that point, we realized something incredible could happen because the Bearden’s, who are now my parents, became more than our host family; they adopted us and became our parents. One of my biggest dreams is to go back to South Africa to build schools and provide resources for teachers and students. My time in South Africa showed me what it is to be in a school without resources, without access. My coming to America and being surrounded by the love of my mom and dad and being embraced here in the United States, I believe I'm exactly where I am supposed to be, supporting educators. My life was changed by an educator, and I would like to do the same for others.
Come on and out help us support this cause!
