Join us for a 5k run or walk from home.
We know many of you are stuck at home and feeling the stress of events surrounding isolation. Exercise can help boost our mental state as well as our physical health. In the spirit of social distancing (and fun), here is our brand new 5K event.
We are keeping it simple!
Here’s how it works:
Register by Friday, June 5th, and then run anytime on Saturday, June 6th. Sign up and plan to run or walk 3.1 miles on Saturday, June 6th. It does not matter if you run or walk or use a treadmill or bring your dog. This run is meant to be done right in your comfort zone.
After your run, post a picture on social media of yourself after your workout with the #ranforfarmland hashtag, and with @ctfarmland tagged on Facebook or Instagram. You can even just email our outreach staff a photo so we can toot your horn online.
Here are two secrets:
- You don’t have to run near a farm; we just love fun alliteration.
- We won’t tattle if you sign up to provide a donation but skip the run.
Here’s some advice from the New York Times May article, How to Run a Virtual Race: “It’s still a race, even if you don’t have a bib attached to your shirt. So do what you’d do on a more ordinary race day: Plan your nutrition and hydration, lay out your race outfit, and guilt your friends and family members into cheering for you. Once you finish (we recommend a toilet paper finish line, if possible)…celebrate your accomplishment. The race may look a bit different than expected. But miles are miles.”