RIDGE ROAD RUN VIRTUAL 5K 2021

Race Website

Additional race information can be found at https://www.ridgeroadrun5k.org/.

Description

RIDGE ROAD RUN 5K FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION

will be a VIRTUAL RACE for 2021

Registration opens on Monday April 12th

Race Date:

SUNDAY MAY 23rd

Participants will have from

Friday May 21st through Sunday May 23rd

RACE T-SHIRT INCLUDED WITH REGISTRATION

(must register by May 7th to guarantee a t-shirt)

Training Program:

Struggling to motivate yourself after a year+ of a global pandemic!!???

Coach Brendan McGoldrick, Head Cross Country and Track and Field Coach at RBR,

can help get you back on track regardless of your ability level. After a quick consultation, Coach Brendan will develop a plan to help get you through the finish line for this years' Ridge Road Run 5K! Training plans will have daily runs as well as additional workouts for strength and conditioning that you can do from home or in the gym. There will also be a Training Program newsletter with tips on nutrition, race strategy, and general fitness advice to help make this run a success for you!

Please consider making a donation or becoming a sponsor

Proceeds will continue to be used for suicide prevention education, mental health/wellness initiatives and to raise awareness of suicide and mental health struggles benefitting students at

Red Bank Catholic (RBC), Red Bank Regional (RBR), and Rumson-Fair Haven (RFH) High Schools

and the greater community

Grants are available to mental health community agencies

Contact ridgeroadrun5k@gmail.com for more information

Why The Ridge Road Run?

About the Ridge Road Run

In 2018, seven students from three local high schools: Red Bank Regional High School (RBR), Red Bank Catholic (RBC) and Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School (RFH) came together to form the Ridge Road Run 5K for Suicide Prevention to raise funds for mental health programs and to increase awareness about mental health struggles and suicide. They had many things in common but two main things stood out: The three high schools are located on or close to Ridge Road and all of them had been impacted by a tragic death by suicide. Together they decided to put their school rivalries aside and create the Ridge Road Run 5K for Suicide Prevention. Since the inaugural race, funds raised have been awarded to each of the three High Schools and the Mental Health Association of Monmouth County to support awareness of mental health struggles and suicide.

The Ridge Road Run has continued even during the 2020-2021 global pandemic. The global pandemic has brought on an entirely new set of mental health challenges for our students and many individuals in our community and around the world. Unfortunately, there has been a 50% increase in suicide and an increase in individuals struggling with mental health diagnosis. We want to ensure our communities have what they need to meet the emerging needs. Proceeds will continue to be used for suicide prevention education, mental health/wellness initiatives and to raise awareness of suicide and mental health struggles benefitting students at Red Bank Catholic (RBC), Red Bank Regional (RBR), and Rumson-Fair Haven (RFH) High Schools.

We are proud to report that The Ridge Road Run Ambassador program was created this school year at each High School. Collectively we have over 40 student Ambassadors working to “end the stigma” in their schools, applying for grant money from the race, promoting the race and disseminating information to their schools and greater community.

Race Contact Info

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Place

101 Ridge Road
Red Bank Regional High School
Little Silver, NJ US 07739

Important Details

You can run the 5K race anywhere and anytime in between Friday, May 21st, and Sunday, May 23rd and upload your time under your profile on Run Sign Up.

You will be sent a downloadable race bib that you can print out and wear to post all over social media.

T-Shirt pickup will be at Red Bank Regional in the fieldhouse on Saturday, May 22nd.

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