Description
A virtual 5k and 10k run/walk honoring those women who blazed the trail for the next generation of engineers in STEM, especially Paula Martin, the first woman plant leader in Greenville, an advocate of the next generation of STEM and a mentor of today’s leaders. As one of Greenville Women’s Network sponsors, fostering STEM education for the next generation of 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 the next generation of STEM here at GE Vernova and future engineers of our company.
Race Registration
2025 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.
Registration Tiers: (All gifts are while supplies last)
$30 – registration fee
$50 – 2025 pin + Registration Fee Waived*
$75 – 2025 Race Shirt + $50 tier
$100 – “I really love GEWN and SWE” + $75 tier* **
*$50 tier and above are GE Vernova match eligible
** No gift for $100 donations, but you are *guaranteed* a crisp high five from Dave next time you see him.
For GE Vernova employees making donations, we have a special section with instructions for GE Vernova Matching.
Pins/Shirts/High Five Distribution
Greenville, SC Participants: TBD
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 = 1 extra point (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: September 1 to September 28
Virtual Race: September 29 to October 5
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? Consider joining the Power Station and participating in one of their training classes!
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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Training | Day | Training |
| 1 | Run 5 min, walk 3 min, repeat 3 times | 1 | Run 6 min, walk 3 min, repeat 2 times |
| 2 | Strength | 2 | Strength |
| 3 | Run 8 min, walk 5 min, run 8 min | 3 | Run 10 min, walk 3 min, run 10 min |
| 4 | Rest or crosstrain | 4 | Rest or crosstrain |
| 5 | Run 20 min | 5 | Run 20 min |
| 6 | Strength | 6 | Strength |
| 7 | Rest | 7 | Rest |
| Week 3 | Week 4 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Training | Day | Training |
| 1 | Run 10 min, walk 2 min, repeat 2 times | 1 | Run 28 minutes |
| 2 | Strength | 2 | Strength |
| 3 | Run 10 min, walk 3 min, run 12 min | 3 | Run 30 minutes |
| 4 | Rest or crosstrain | 4 | Strength |
| 5 | Run 25 minutes | 5 | Run 20 minutes |
| 6 | Strength | 6 | Rest |
| 7 | Rest | 7 | Race Day! Run 5k! |
Power Station Collaboration
For those in Greenville, the Power station offers a wonderful facility and amazing staff who are here to help you reach your fitness goals! Please note that Personal Training and Group Exercises are available for Power Station Members only
Power Station membership
You are welcome to learn more about us at https://www.gepowerstation.com . If you do decide you would like to be a member of the Power Station the next step is for you to enter your information into our membership management system, Club Automation. Please follow the link below and complete the required information before your next visit to the Power Station.
https://powerstation.clubautomation.com/profile/create
Group Fitness-
The easiest way to sign up for Group Fitness classes is on our website. https://www.gepowerstation.com/groupexercise You can bookmark this website, as most do, and when you click on the class you want to register for it will ask for that password you have created. You can sign up for classes 5 days in advance. Our lunch class get filled up quickly so try to sign up early.
Personal Training-
Move better, train better and feel better with a customized program designed just for you. Our various models of training support you with any goal including weight loss, strength
gains, improving balance, sport performance, injury rehabilitation, flexibility and more. Transform the way you train and reach your goals faster by working with one of our nationally accredited trainers.
Please email tori.head@gevernova.com to inquire about personal training.
Group Exercise classes for the month of September!
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Run Club!
Join the GE Vernova Greenville Run Club for the Annual Corporate Shield GE Vernova 6k, to be held on the GE Vernova campus this year!
GE Vernova Run Club Swamp Rabbit Meeting:
The GE Vernova Run Club will be meeting on Wednesday, September 24th at 6:00pm. All paces are welcome for a 5k run/walk along the swamp rabbit trail. Meet up at Rusty the Rabbit next to the Commons in Unity Park (34.854049, -82.415389 in google maps).
The winning team for the Scholarship Race will each receive a limited quantity GE Vernova Cross Country Singlet!
GE Vernova Cross Country Race:
Join the GEV Run Club and Wellbeing for the GE Vernova Cross Country 6k held here on our Greenville Campus! Be sure to join team GE during sign up to score points for our corporate shield team. The race will be held at 8:30am on October 11th, 2025. Runners and Volunteers are needed for the race! GE Vernova employees and their families get free entry when using the coupon code GEV2025 in the Run Sign Up website. Sign up at the link below! Please reach out to Joshua Melton for any questions.
https://runsignup.com/Race/SC/Greenville/GECrossCountryRace
GE Vernova 6k Training Plan
Get ready for race day with the GE Vernova 6k Training Plan! This plan follows along with the GE Vernova Women’s Network Scholarship Race Training Plan so you can train concurrently for both races! The training plan starts on September 1st and continues for 6 weeks to race day. It is self-guided but there are opportunities through the Power Station and our Monthly Run Club meeting on the Swamp Rabbit Trail to make it more social.
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Race Contact Info
Place
Greenville, SC US 29615
