2nd-Annual Raible Run to Remember

Welcome to Steel City NROTC's 2nd-Annual Lieutenant Colonel Christopher "Otis" Raible Run to Remember! The mission of this event is to ensure that LtCol Raible is not forgotten by the community that he gave his life to protect through the promotion of community engagement, health and wellness, and patriotism and that his values of duty, bravery, and sacrifice are forever valued and emphasized.

Exciting New Features of This Year's Event:

• Official event timing by Gingerbread Timing, a high-quality, veteran-owned, timing service located in Western PA with services including:
  • Fully automatic timing leveraging RFID-equipped runners' bibs
  • An LED-leaderboard at the finish line
  • Live results posted directly to this webpage
    
    
    
• Virtual Participation
  • Participants wishing to support the Mission from afar will receive a private Strava Club invite where they will be able to compete with other participants from anywhere around the globe, we will provide instructions on how to create a Strava account if you do not already have one. If you do not wish to participate via Strava, please email raible5k@gmail.com to receive further instructions after signing up.
  • Participants will be mailed an official event t-shirt
  • Virtual Participants can record their time anywhere but need to run between November 15th-November 17th to be officially considered for the virtual competition
  • The top male and female virtual runners will be recognized and awarded!

• Ruck Competition
  • Male Division: 25lb minimum - No specified maximum
  • Female Division: 15lb minimum - No specified maximum
  • Podium finishers' packs weighed before receiving awards
    
    
• Student Discount
  
  • Current students can email raible5k@gmail.com with their school email address to receive a discount code for $5 off
    
    
• Organization/Club Discount
  
  • Organizations who sign up in groups of 10 participants or more can choose to receive either:
    • $5 cashback per participant
    • $5 per participant donated to a charity of the organization/club's choosing
  • NOTE: This discount can be combined with the Student Discount

What Comes with a Registration?

Registration includes an event t-shirt unique to this year (pictured towards the bottom of this page), access to the participant village, pre- and post-race snacks, and more! The participant village will be filled with games, raffles, and prizes so be sure to show up ready to have fun and support a great cause. After the race, not only will the winners be announced and prizes distributed, but there will also be a ceremony to honor LtCol Raible, so please feel free to stay for the whole time no matter if you win or lose. [NOTE that participants must sign up before 11/01/2024 in order to be guaranteed to receive a shirt in their desired size. All participants who sign up after this date are not guaranteed a shirt (or for it to be in their size if they do receive one).]