Talk 2 Me 5K Run/Walk

 Sign up with confidence : THIS IN PERSON RACE IS HAPPENING

For your safety and for those around you please follow the safety guidelines:

COVID Precautions: 

Runners and volunteers should prescreen on race morning. * see prescreen notes below 
Runners should maintain a 6 foot distance from others at all times.
Runners should wear a mask in the race staging area, at the start line and finish line. Masks can be removed when you start running.
Runners will be sent out in waves and will line up according to pace. Look for the pace flags along the race start line.
Hand sanitizer and disinfectant wipes will be available at packet pickup, portable toilets, aid stations, finish line and all areas where there will be touch points. 
Runners are encouraged to carry their own hydration to reduce the number of people at aid stations
The finish line will have bottled water that you can pick up yourself.
Runners should put their mask back on as soon as they cross the finish line. 
The finish line festival will be smaller than usual this year. We wish we could do more to celebrate your accomplishment.
*Prescreen Notes: Participants, staff, volunteers, attendees, and spectators must stay home if they are feeling ill or experiencing the following symptoms:

Fever or chills
Cough
Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
Fatigue
Muscle or body aches
Headache
New loss of taste or smell
Sore throat
Congestion or runny nose
Nausea or vomiting
Diarrhea
CDC info for those who need extra precautions –https://www.cdc.gov/aging/covid19-guidance.html

  Based on what we know now, those at high-risk* for severe illness from COVID-19 are:

● People 65 years and older

● People who live in a nursing home or long-term care facility

● People who live or interact frequently with persons with not well controlled underlying medical conditions People of all ages with underlying medical conditions, particularly if not well controlled, including:

● People with chronic lung disease or moderate to severe asthma

● People who have serious heart conditions

● People who are immunocompromised

● Many conditions can cause a person to be immunocompromised, including cancer treatment, smoking, bone marrow or organ transplantation, immune deficiencies, poorly controlled HIV or AIDS, and prolonged use of corticosteroids and other immune weakening medications

● People with severe obesity (body mass index [BMI] of 40 or higher)

● People with diabetes

● People with chronic kidney disease undergoing dialysis

● People with liver disease

● People with high-blood pressure

*If have more than one risk factor = very high risk 

Please wear a mask to the start of the race. Once safely distanced you may take it off. Please keep a mask handy to put on after the finish.

We will have masks available for anyone who needs one.  Thank you for your cooperation making it a fun and safe day for all :)

Come out and enjoy this lovely course, on what we hope will be a beautiful day.  Enjoy the welcoming start/finish line festivities Hosted by Homestead Country Club.  You will also be supporting the life-saving work of Talk 2 Me - A Program of Hope.  We are a charity focused on mental health education, physical health,  problem solving, solutions, and suicide prevention. We teach coping skills for dealing with depression and anxiety.  The 5k run/walk is an actual coping skill in all its glory.  You will connect with others, as well as feel better physically and mentally.  We thank you in advance for your participation.  This is a race to benefit Talk 2 Me - A Program of Hope. You can learn more about the organization and our mission at www.talk-2me.com.  Thank you for your support. Our life-saving work is made possible by you  

All donations are tax deductible.