The weekend of October 11-12, from dawn to dusk both days, Survivor Stride USA, a nationwide movement and walking and running event, thousands will be celebrating survival and will "stride like there's no tomorrow." Survivor Stride USA, was not only created for all people to celebrate survival, but to celebrate a new beginning as well. We know that when you didn't think you were going to make it, putting one foot in front of the other took more strength and courage than you thought you had in you...but you did it!
If you're reading this, you've probably survived one of life's many challenges, you know someone who has or you know someone who is currently trying to survive. Whether it was a life-changing experience such as suicide of a loved one, fighting for our country, all forms of abuse, divorce, or a life-threatening disease such as heart disease, cancer, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, alcohol/drug addiction, brain aneurysm or diabetes...IT'S ALL ABOUT SURVIVAL.
We're not just about SURVIVING. We're about living and learning with compassion, passion and purpose. It's what makes us tick. Our vision was to give all SURVIVORS a way to come together to empower themselves. Our vision has become a reality. So come on...empower yourself. We're asking you to support Survivor Stride USA, not only by participating, but by emailing everyone you know to tell them about this super national event. Whether you participate in another event that weekend, you walk or run in your home, your gym or a course of your choosing, wear your Survivor Stride USA T-shirt with pride. The fee includes a commemorative Survivor Stride USA T-shirt and shipping and handling, which will be mailed to all entrants who register before September25. Net proceeds will go towards many great causes such as heart disease research, cancer research, diabetes research, drug/alcohol addiction research, abuse prevention research, or whatever cause you designate. Just type in your cause in the specified area when you register at www.active.com.
WHENOctober 11-12...Both Days from Dawn to Dusk
WHERE Any City in any State
WHY To celebrate SURVIVAL. Promote camaraderie and unity. Net proceeds from Survivor Stride USA benefit many causes as listed on the entry form at www.active.com, or you may pick your own cause.
REGISTER INDIVIDUALLY Go to www.active.com to register with charge card - Key Words - Survivor Stride. Choose the state you're from and register. You must be registered by September 25 to receive your event shirt by mail.
COMMITMENT Walk or run a minimum of 1/2 hour...but the longer the better. And...you may choose to run/walk both days. CHOOSE YOUR OWN RUNNING/WALKING COURSE. The honor system will come into play when participating. This is how it works. Register, either individually or with a team, at active.com. Your running or walking course is anywhere you want it to be, whether it's the sidewalk, street, park, beach, school track, your workout club or you walk or run around the house, you need to commit to walking or running a minimum of 1/2 hour. You may also choose a running/walking course by using cutting edge technology provided by Google Maps. USATF has developed a revolutionary service, America's Running Routes, that allows runners or walkers to search all routes in a particular city or to narrow their search to find ones on a specific type of terrain. Ever wonder how far your run was? Just visit America's Running Routes, map out your run, and the distance you ran will be displayed, including mile marks along the route.
EVENT FEATURES All registered participants receive the Survivor Stride USA commemorative T-Shirt. You'll be part of Survivor Stride USA Weekend, the largest fitness event for ALL Survivors in the U.S.A.
TEAM UP Whether your team is made up of friends, family, co-workers, or members of a community group, as a team captain or team member, you will experience camaraderie, fun and team pride. Uniting together for a common cause through team participation provides all involved with a healthy, fun, social outing. The benefits of forming a team and participating in a group are many. It's a great way to support and encourage each other along the way. Team members can challenge each other based on mileage, enjoy the scenery and celebrate the courage and strength it took to SURVIVE. You can all wear your Survivor Stride USA shirts with pride.
TEAM CAPTAINS receive, in addition to their short sleeve event shirt, a FREE, long-sleeve event T-shirt for recruiting 4 or more team members and we hope you'll donate your short sleeve event shirt to someone in need...thereby PAYING IT FORWARD.
HOW TEAM CAPTAINS GET STARTED 1. Register yourself as the team captain at www.active.com. 2. Decide on a great team name. 3. Recruit a minimum of 4 buddies or co-workers to join your team. 4. Team members may register with a charge card at Active.com. 5. T-shirts will be mailed after September 25, in order for you to receive them in time to wear them on Survivor Stride USA Weekend.
BECOME A PLEDGE STAR You can hope...or you can help! Become a Pledge Star today. Without the support of Pledge Stars, our event would not be nearly as successful. Here's how to do it: 1) Collect pledges 2) Mail a check to your favorite charity 3) Win valuable prizes
DOGGIE EVENT SHIRTS Don't forget to order an event shirt for your doggie. A portion of the proceeds from the doggie shirts will go to www.nokillnow.com, a site devoted to the national no-kill shelter movement to end the slaughter of millions of adoptable dogs and cats in animal control facilities.
UNABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE EVENT? Participate "in spirit." Just check the box on the entry form that says you are participating "in spirit" and we will mail you your shirt and make sure your donation goes towards the cause of your choice.
THANK YOU IN ADVANCE We really appreciate you and we hope you'll email everyone on your email list, and ask them to participate in this incredible national event...and ask them to do the same.
We must become the change we want to see in the world. - Ghandi The best way to find yourself, is to lose yourself in the service of others. - Ghandi "We must be willing to get rid of the life we've planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us." J. Campbell
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