We’re Going Virtual!
We hope you and your family are staying healthy and safe during this challenging time. Due to the current environment, we have ultimately decided to switch our 9th Annual Darby Creek Trail Run from an in person race to a virtual race. Many of our fellow race directors have also made this decision for races taking place in the months of June and July.
Health and safety for all those associated with the Darby Creek Trail Run is and has always been our No. 1 priority. We also are unable to wait until July 1st to hear if there will be a lift on the public gathering restrictions for a variety of reasons.
*Please note, if you are receiving this e-mail and have already signed up to participate, you’ll receive a separate e-mail shortly regarding your virtual race options. REGISTER TODAY!
Psst…the first 20 to register following this e-mail will receive a sweet throw-back tee from a previous FLIP race!
HOW TO RACE VIRTUALLY:
1. Run a 5k or 10k anytime between Saturday, July 11th through Sunday, July 19th!
2. Upload your time and photos on our race page, and share them with us on FLIP’s Instagram and Facebook when you complete your race (we will send you a results link + other details prior to July 11th). IT’S AS SIMPLE AS THAT!!
Registration is only $25 through race day! For registration plus a sweet tee, price is $35. To have us ship your shirt to you directly, there is an option to add a $5 shipping fee. Otherwise, you are welcomed to pick up your tee during limited times (see below for details)!
You have a few options to pick up your shirt, if you purchase one:
- Pickup At Vue Columbus (located in the Brewery District) prior to race week – Specific times and days to follow
- Pickup At Darby Creek Metropark on race morning between 9 a.m. – 10a.m. on Saturday, July 11. Feel free to run the course while you’re there (The FLIP team will be!)
- Or we can ship them to you directly, using the mailing address you used to sign up. This costs $5 during registration.
*The last day to order shirts will be June 25 at Noon, which allows our team plenty of time to mail shirts to participants that purchased them by July 11!
*Please shoot an email to Meg at meg@flipcancernow.org letting her know if you plan to pickup at Vue or at the park on Saturday, July 11. We want to make sure everyone who orders a shirt has a plan to receive their shirt to show support for FLIP while running the virtual race!
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Tips for Making The Most Out of the Virtual Experience!
We know racing virtually isn’t nearly as fun as an in-person race day experience, but we have some tips to make it the best possible experience for you!
1.) Plan your run out on the trails at Darby Creek: Here are the typical in person DCTR race maps, which we will resend prior to July 11:
5K
10K
If you have the opportunity, we’d love for you to follow our typical trails for the 5k and 10k race! Our FLIP Team will be running the trails on Saturday, July 11 at 9am for those that are interested in joining us, unofficially.
2.) Wear your FLIP Tshirts to support! If you signed up for a race tee, you will be sent your shirt in advance of July 11th! Or, if you have a FLIP tee from previous years we encourage you to wear one of these. Take selfies and send us your photos following your virtual race so we can feature you and share the inspiration!
3.) Invite your family, friends or neighbors to run with you! Even if they did not sign up to participate already, ask them to join you. Let’s make this an exciting experience and #flipcancernow. Our mission remains the same whether we are in person or virtual:
Helping you live a lifestyle that prevents cancer and inspiring others to do the same.
*We will still be offering a few sweet raffle prizes (make sure to follow us on social for the giveaways!), race winner prizes from Shakeout Apparel and door prizes from Fleet Feet!
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THANK YOU TO OUR 2020 VIRTUAL RACE SPONSORS FOR THE GENEROUS SUPPORT
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FLIP recognizes that cancer prevention requires a dynamic shift in our thinking and is empowering individuals to engage in preventing cancer using a holistic approach:
Fight- Fighting together to challenge cancer risks outside of our individual control.
Live- FLIP is all about having fun and living life to its fullest… the best way to prevent cancer!
Inspire- It’s so worth it to challenge yourself to reach friends and family (We’ll help you!)
Prevent- FLIP’s goal is to make prevention fun, approachable, simple and community driven
It’s easy to “FLIP” — We are connecting community partners to provide an entire network of support and building an interactive website that aggregates and simplifies everything you need to know. It’s engaging! FLIP is not only an attractive, energetic brand, it’s a movement; empowering people to shape & make it their own along the way.
It’s fun! Get out and enjoy being active with friends and family. Stay involved throughout the process via social media, organized activities and unique outings.
