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Win a Run for the Dream entry

Disclosure: Run for the Dream is providing me a race entry for an 8K. All opinions about the event are my own and I am not being compensated in any other way.

Run for the Dream logoOn May 31 and June 1, an 8K and half marathon — Run for the Dream — will run through Historic Williamsburg and finish at the College of William & Mary.

As I was looking for a non-half marathon to run before summer, the 8K portion of this race captured my attention a while ago.

It’s an opportunity to possible go for a PR, but also test where I am heading into the summer months. Since Williamsburg is just an hour away from me, this race lined up perfectly with my race schedule.

The race also benefits An Achievable Dream and Paralyzed Veterans Racing. An Achievable Dream operated two schools in the Newport News area with plans to expand to Virginia Beach. Paralyzed Veterans Racing is made up of military veterans who were either injured during their service or after their honorable discharge.

Read more about both groups below.

About An Achievable Dream
An Achievable Dream (AAD) operates two nationally recognized K-12 schools in partnership with a public school system. Dedicated to the belief that all children can learn and succeed regardless of their socioeconomic backgrounds, and that education can break the cycle of poverty, AAD offers a quality education in a nurturing environment, the opportunity to develop meaningful relationships with caring adults, and the chance to take part in engaging enrichment activities during both the academic day and hours spent outside of school. Read more >

About Paralyzed Veterans Racing
Paralyzed Veterans Racing is a team of competitive para-cyclists. The team races within the United States Handcycling Federation’s sanctioned events and numerous other competitive and recreational events ranging from Marathons to MS 150s. Read more >

Enter to win a race entry to either the 8K or half marathon simply by leaving a comment below with what your current running dream is. It doesn’t matter whether it’s a PR or completing a certain distance, or a short-term or long-term goal … dream big or small!

Entries are due by noon ET Thursday, May 8. A winner will be drawn at random and contacted by email that afternoon.

(Please note that the contest is over and the winner - Josh - has been notified)

Blue Ridge Marathon winner is …

I first want to say that I am a stickler for giveaway rules, so for my Blue Ridge Marathon giveaway I put the number 6 into the Random.org widget — it could have been 10 had a couple of the entries followed my requirements correctly.

It’s not a big deal though — I’m glad to see interest in this growing marathon that’s practically in my backyard. If you didn’t win, there are several other blogs out there right now with similar contests for this race. Go find them and enter now!

Blue Ridge Marathon winner

Random.org picked No. 5 — congrats to “settomusic” who won!

I want to give a special thanks to Pete Eshleman with Roanoke Outside for the opportunity to do a giveaway for this race for the second straight year, and for bringing such a great event to the Roanoke Valley.

The Blue Ridge Marathon is truly a special event — an “instant classic” as I called it — and I can’t wait to rejoin the fun in April after sitting it out this year.

 

#runchat returns June 12

Another fun round of #runchat is planned for 8 p.m. ET on Twitter with me and Scott. This week’s #runchat is sponsored by Zephyr Technology, a global leader in real-time physiological and biomechanical monitoring or “Physiological Status Monitoring” (PSM) solutions for Connected Health, Fitness and the Academic Research markets.