Defeat Depression Dash 5K

• 5K Run:- Run 3.1 Miles

 _ The 2016 Defeat Depression Dash

presented by the National Network of Depression Centers and the University of Michigan Comprehensive Depression Center

Mental health and fitness is just as important to one’s overall well-being as is physical fitness. The National Network of Depression Centers and the University of Michigan Comprehensive Depression Center, in partnership with the Wolverine Support Network, invite runners and walkers of all ages to join them this October 15 for the 2nd Annual Defeat Depression Dash. This event is professionally managed by Epic Races, Southeast Michigan’s premier multi-sport race company.

Good for the Body, Mind, and Soul

If you’ve never run a 5K or even walked anything near a mile, the Defeat Depression Dash is the ideal event for first timers. Not only is the course picturesque and relatively flat, but there’s nothing like llamas, goats, and pigs to put a smile on your face! To help you reach your 5K goals, our friends at the Ann Arbor Running Company will be there with their pace team! Pacers run at a set pace (for example, a 9-minute mile/27-minute finish, a 10-minute mile/30-minute finish, etc.). To join a pace group, look for their signs, stating the pace at which they will be running, then let the pacer guide you through the course for a successful finish!

New this year:

• a Mile Fun Run/Walk, perfect for first-time race participants and for those who just want to walk or run to raise awareness about a very important cause.
• a Kids’ 100-Meter Dash, FREE for children ages 8 and under
• a Virtual 5K, for those who live outside of the Ann Arbor area or simply cannot join us on October 15. Complete your 5K between September 1 and October 15 by running or walking in the location of your choice — a track, a treadmill, a trail, even around your neighborhood — then let us know by posting about your Virtual 5K on ourFacebook event page. Share photos of your run or walk! Share screenshots of your fitness app, showing your finish time and your course. Tell us how it went! All Virtual 5K participants receive the same race shirt and finisher’s medal as our race-day participants (mailed out upon completion of the actual event).

The Defeat Depression Dash is walker friendly!