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| Team Hope For The Warriors® at the 2015 NYC Half Marathon |
2015 Team Races:
Team
Hope For The Warriors® has a lot of exciting events planned for the 2015 season!
First, is the Marine Corps Historic Half on May 17 in Fredericksburg, VA. Then,
new for this year, on October 25, in addition to Marine Corps Marathon bibs,
Team Hope For The Warriors® has bibs for the Marine Corps Marathon 10K. Claim
your bibs in these popular events and register with Team Hope For The
Warriors®!
Below are the
confirmed dates and races for 2015
May 17, 2015 – Marine Corps Historic Half*
August 22, 2015 – Quantico Tri*
SOLD OUT
October 11, 2015 – Army Ten Miler*
Registration Site to go live soon
October 25, 2015 – Marine Corps Marathon 10K
October 25, 2015 – Marine Corps Marathon*
November 1, 2015 – TCS NYC Marathon
*Handcycle friendly race
Fundraising Tip:
Share what your
fundraising goal can do for service members with potential supporters.
- Fundraising goal for the Marine Corps Marathon, $575: can cover travel costs to send a warrior Team member to an event or Valor Games.
- Fundraising goal for the TCS NYC Marathon, $3,500: can pay for handcycle for a warrior team member.
Training Tip:
As spring arrives and we deal with the last couple cold wintery days here
are some tips as you ramp-up your training for spring events:
- If you have taken a significant amount of time off in the winter ease yourself back into things. Do not get frustrated if you are not running the same pace you did in the fall. Gradually increase your mileage, no more than 10% a week, and intensity to help avoid injury and burnout.
- Carve out consistent time out of your week to work out. It then becomes less of a choice and more of a habit, maybe try a local exercise or running group, and find a group of friends to join you.
- As you begin new training now is a good time to evaluate your diet and make changes that will positively impact your training. Also, remember to hydrate!
- Get some new workout gear! This can help inspire you to work out while also helping you stay healthy, especially by replacing those old shoes.
Team Member Corner:
Carra Jane Williams
Twenty-seven-year-old, Carra Jane Williams, ran her second New York
City Half Marathon this month, on Team Hope For The Warriors®. She was inspired
to tackle the challenge again because of her belief in Hope For The Warriors®
mission of restoring hope to service members and their families.
In preparation for both races, Carra Jane surpassed both her
fundraising and mile pace goals. She feels strongly about the sacrifices of our
service members and is empowered to give back as much as she can to the
dedicated men and women of our military.
Carra
Jane was raised in Covington, Louisiana and graduated from Louisiana State
University. She currently resides in Manhattan. Team Hope For The Warriors®
would like to thank Carra Jane for being an awesome supporter of Hope For The
Warriors® and completing the NYC Half.
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Carra Jane at the 2015 NYC Half Marathon with her Brother Connor.
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2015 United NYC Marathon Recap:
Hope For The Warriors® would like to thank and congratulate all of the Team members who participated in the 2015 United NYC Half
Marathon. The Team included more than 40 members and raised approximately $46,000! We would also like to thank Alliance Bernstein, JackRabbit, Athleta UWS, and American Whiskey for the continued support over this season and in past years.
Program Information:
Charity Navigator:
For the fourth year in a row, Hope For The Warriors® has
received a four-star rating on Charity Navigator. This exceptional rating,
achieved by only 8% of the nonprofits they evaluate, highlights Hope For The
Warriors® financial responsibility to the service members, military families,
and families of the fallen we support. Team members can continue to ask people
to donate towards fundraising goals with confidence! We invite you to view
their latest evaluation of our efforts on the Charity
Navigator website.
A Warrior’s Wish:
This year, Hope For The
Warriors® will grant 11 wishes to support service members, veterans, and
military families. The nature of these Wishes will vary in scope from business,
fitness, financial, and outdoor-related. The enrichment process will continue
long after the Wish is granted to promote stability within the lives of these
heroes and their families. As the Wishes are granted we will share the stories
in the upcoming newsletters. Learn more about
A Warriors Wish
Caregivers Workshop:
Hope For The Warriors®, Clinical Health & Wellness team held the
first Military Caregivers Workshop on Tuesday, March 3 in Lorton, VA. The
purpose of the workshop was to focus on the needs of those who tirelessly care
for our wounded service members and veterans. Read more about this successful
event here!
Jack Rabbit
Relationship:
Exciting
news for all of our Team Members in the New York City area. Team Hope For The
Warriors® has partnered up with Jack Rabbit for GROUP RUNS! These runs will
take place at one of Jack Rabbit’s locations (Union Square, Upper West, Upper
East, or Brooklyn). In addition, Jack Rabbit is offering the Team clinics, such
as nutrition and gear. This will be an ongoing relationship and the schedule for group runs and clinics will be posted soon. For more information please contact Steve Barto at sbarto@hopeforthewarriors.org.
Rock ‘n’ Roll Series:
The Rock ‘n’ Roll race series has teamed up with everydayhero
as their official fundraising platform. You can now run in any Rock ‘n’ Roll
event and raise funds for Hope For The Warriors! Beginning March 1st,
every race participant will be asked if they want to fundraise on behalf of
their favorite cause during the race registration process. When you
register and are asked to choose your charity, pick Hope For The Warriors® and
you will automatically be given a Rock ‘n’ Roll everydayhero fundraising page!
USA Track & Field
(USATF):
Hope For The Warriors® is now a USATF Organization and if you are also
a USATF member you can now run for Hope For The Warriors® as an organization!
Furthermore, you can compete in the USATF championships. For more information
please contact Steve Barto at sbarto@hopeforthewarriors.org.
Run For The Warriors®:
Registration is now open
for the following Run For The Warriors® events:
- 10th Annual Jacksonville Run For The Warriors® Register
- 6th Annual Big Apple Run For The Warriors® Register
For the complete list of
races visit www.runforthewarriors.org, check back frequently for more registration pages
coming soon.
Representing the Team:
Be sure to shoot us an email with your race schedule and where you
will be wearing your Team jersey. Each time you wear your jersey, you help our
mission to restore self, family, and hope. Feel free to share photos and
special stories too!
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