Global Running Day - Fleet Feet Sports Sarasota The Big Run 5K

• 5K Run/Walk:- Run 3.1 Miles

 _ 2017 Global Running Day - Fleet Feet Sports Sarasota The Big Run 5K:

Fleet Feet Sports, the local retail leader in building and supporting the Sarasota running and physically active community, today announces plans to participate in the brand’s first nationally coordinated 5K race and fun run on Wednesday, June 7, 2017.

Nationwide competition
The Big Run will take place at more than 70 Fleet Feet Sports locations nationwide and locally at Fleet Feet Sports Sarasota. The Big Run allows runners from across the country to compete against each other or compare their times with other runners across the country based on each store’s local race format.  The event is designed to unify the efforts of running communities in different locations behind one event, which is estimate to draw more than 10,000 participants.   The Big Run coincides with the annual Global Running Day initiative and is open to runners of all levels and abilities.

“We have specifically designed our local Big Run event to accommodate both competitive and recreational runners, as well as walkers,” said Molly Jackson, co-owner of Fleet Feet Sports Sarasota.  “Our hope is that the Sarasota community will come out and celebrate this worldwide running day, have some fun and join millions of other runners in lacing up their shoes and getting outside for some exercise.”

The Big Run event specifics:

Date: Wednesday, June 7, 2017

Location: Fleet Feet Sports Sarasota, 711 S. Osprey, Sarasota, FL 34236

Phone: 941.894.3338

Website: www.fleetfeetsaraota.com

Times:

5 p.m. – same day registration and packet pick up

6 p.m. – run start

Cost: $20/person

Ages: Open to all ages and ability levels.  Strollers and dogs on leashes are welcome and asked to be respectful of pacing and congestion.

Course Route: The measured 3.12-mile course is an out and back course from Fleet Feet Sports Sarasota on Osprey and Mound, taking participants down to and around Sarasota’s Bayfront, with Selfie photo stations at the Dolphin and Kissing statues.

Designated safety and course route volunteers will be positioned at key intersections and turns to help direct participants and help manage traffic.  

What’s included:

·       Technical t-shirt (first 150 registrations)

·       At least one water station on course

·       Selfie photo opps along the course at the Dolphin and Kissing statues, which can be posted to: #fleetfeetsrq, #thebigrunsrq or #thebigrun

·       Complimentary post-run party and snack foods from Jimmy John’s, Sprouts, Fit Life Foods and Fleet Feet including water and Michelob Ultra (21 or older, must have ID bracelet provided by Fleet Feet at packet pick up)

·       $3 hamburger and hot dog plates with chips and coleslaw and for purchase wine and beer from Word of Mouth

·       Giveaways and raffle items from Brooks, Oofos and Fit Life Foods

Collegiate Scholarship Awards

Also taking place post-race will be the Manasota Track Club 2017/18 Scholarship award winner and the debut of the Patrick Gaffney Scholarship (confirming with Molly), named in honor of Fleet Feet Sarasota Co-Owner Molly Jackson’s father who passed away earlier this year.

How the national Big Run Day national competition works

Fleet Feet will compile results and post times from certified USATF 5K courses at other local Fleet Feet stores across the country.  While Fleet Feet Sarasota will not have a certified course for 2017, local runners can still compare their times with the goal of having a local certified 5K course for the 2018 Big Run Day.

Registration and information:

Online is open at www.fleetfeetsarasota.com.  First 150 registrants are guaranteed a complimentary technical shirt; additional shirts may be available on a first-come, first-served basis.