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3rd Annual Race to Donate Life 5k

Washington Regional Transplant Community (WRTC) announces its 3rd Annual Race to Donate Life 5K to raise awareness for organ, eye and tissue donation, and to encourage individuals to register as donors.  This family-friendly event will take place at 9:00am on Sunday, June, 10, 2012, at the River’s edge of Historic Occoquan, Virginia, just 11 miles south of the Capital Beltway.  The competitive, timed 5K Run/Walk, using the ChronoTrack race timing system and the disposable B-tag(bib tag), will feature a scenic USATF certified course, food, music, children’s activities, great prizes and team challenge.

When: Sunday, June 10, 2012 at 9:00am
Race Day Packet Pickup and Race Day Registration begins at 7:30am.
Early Packet Pickup - TBD

Where: The Town of Occoquan Town Hall
314 Mill Street 
Historic Occoquan, Virginia 22125

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Cost: $30.00 for the 5K

Awards: Top two overall male and female finishers and top two male and female finishers in each age group will receive gift certificates.
Age Groups: 19 and under, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70

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Team Challenge: Create a team, add members, ask your friends to become organ donors, and receive great prizes!

Course Provisions: Pets and competitive strollers are prohibited on course route.  Walking participants with strollers are welcome.

Course Map: Course Map

Chronotrack Timing and Scoring: Computerized timing operated by raceDC Timing (http://www.racedctiming.com/) will be used to score the 5K. The system uses a computer tag embedded in the Bib (B-tag) and records the exact time a runner crosses the starting line and the finish line, resulting in a net time for each runner. The B-Tag is disposable. Overall awards will be based upon Gun Time and Age group awards will be based upon Net Times. Detailed instructions on the B-Taghttp://www.chronotrack.com/pdf/BTag-Directions.pdf

Contact:RaceToDonateLife@WRTC.org

CALLING ALL SPONSORS!

DO YOU OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW WORK FOR A COMPANY THAT WOULD BE INTERESTED IN SPONSORING THE RACE TO DONATE LIFE 5K?  IF SO, PLEASE CONTACT US AT RACETODONATELIFE@WRTC.ORG

 

CALLING ALL VOLUNTEERS!

WOULD YOU OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW ENJOY WORKING FOR A GOOD CAUSE, MEETING NEW FRIENDS, OR HELPING THE COMMUNITY?! IF SO, PLEASE CONTACT US AT RACETODONATELIFE@WRTC.ORG

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