The 2025 Darby Creek Trail Run will be located again at Battelle Darby Creek Metro Park on Saturday, July 12, 2025. Our friends at Race Penguin have again taken over the race planning and management. Our FLIP team will be in attendance on raceday, and Race Penguin will be donating proceeds to support FLIP and our cancer prevention mission. As always, the race will be a combination of a 5k run/walk along the Greenway Trail & 10k trail run utilizing a combination of multiple trails. The start/finish line will again be located at the Cedar Ridge entrance to the park, just outside of the Redbud Shelter. We’re so excited to make YEAR 14 of the Darby Creek Trail Run a huge success, and hope to see you…
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THE 2024 DARBY CREEK TRAIL RUN 5K & 10K
The 2024 Darby Creek Trail Run will be located again at Battelle Darby Creek Metro Park on Saturday, July 13, 2024. Our friends at Race Penguin have again taken over the race planning and management. Our FLIP team will be in attendance on raceday, and Race Penguin will be donating proceeds to support FLIP and our cancer prevention mission. As always, the race will be a combination of a 5k run/walk along the Greenway Trail & 10k trail run utilizing a combination of multiple trails. The start/finish line will again be located at the Cedar Ridge entrance to the park, just outside of the Redbud Shelter. We’re so excited to make YEAR 13 of the Darby Creek Trail Run a huge success, and hope to see you out…
10th ANNUAL DARBY CREEK TRAIL RUN
The course will be a 5k and 10k trail run through the picturesque but challenging terrain of Battelle Darby Creek Metro Park. The 5k is relatively flat and can be enjoyed by runners and walkers of all skill levels. FAMILY FRIENDLY!
FLIP’s March Madness Bracket Challenge 2021
Sign up for FLIP’s March Madness 2021 Bracket Challenge. Proceeds benefit FLIP’s cancer prevention mission!
The 2020 Darby Creek Trail Run Will Go On Virtually!
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…
VIVSTRONG: Bone Marrow Donation Call to Action
The FLIP team has a little girl on our minds who is fighting blood cancer for the second time. A bone marrow transplant saved her life during her first battle.We’d love our followers and friends to become educated on how to become a bone marrow donor. Read more about Viv’s story here. It may sound frightening and overwhelming at first, but after a little research, donating bone marrow isn’t as complicated or painful as you may have thought. Below you’ll find our step-by-step process from our friends at Be the Match. You just might be able to save a life by giving just 20-30 hours of time over 4-6 weeks (once you’re matched). Bone Marrow Donation 101 1. Eligibility / How to Become a Donor…
DCTR 2019: We Outran Cancer + We Rocked It!
WOW is all that we can say! You OUTRAN CANCER and YOU ROCK. Thank you to everyone that joined us last Saturday for the 8th Annual Darby Creek Trail Run. The energy around the start/finish line was fantastic, the speakers were amazing, the post-race party was bumping and the weather was gorgeous. We were excited to welcome a record-breaking 364 runners this year! With the funds raised we will continue spreading cancer prevention awareness, reinforcing education and inspiring preventative action through events. Congratulations to our 5k winners – Ansel Nalin & Katie Lindamood – and our 10k winners – Brandon Zall & Kat Briggs! Way to get after it! For the rest of this year’s race results, check out the Race Penguin Page here: 2019…
New Board Member: Mollie Lyden
We are thrilled to introduce our newest Board member of FLIP, Mollie Lyden! We wanted to make sure our FLIP family learned a bit more about Mollie, too, so we embarked on a little interview to shine some light on to her life! Hometown: Austintown, Oh (Youngstown area). Now, she resides in Westerville, Oh, with her husband Michael. Job title: MRI Lead Technologist, Advantage Diagnostics Passions: I love sports and watching baseball (Cleveland Indians!). I also love to play volleyball and we are Notre Dame (don’t hate!) and Miami Dolphin fans. Q: What #inspired you to join the FLIP Board? I got involved with FLIP first because wanted to volunteer with an organization that meant something to her. Chose because her father. Thought it would…
Darby Creek Trail Run 2019! Register Today.
What/Why: FLIP’s 8th Annual Darby Creek Trail Run- 5k Run/Walk & 10k Trail Run When: Saturday, July 13th Registration begins at 7:45am. Races begin at 9am… After party directly when races are complete (RAFFLE PRIZES GALORE) Where: Battelle Darby Creek Metro Park REGISTER NOW! Race Background/Information: The course will be a 5k and 10k trail run through the picturesque but challenging terrain of Battelle Darby Creek Metro Park. The 5k is relatively flat and can be enjoyed by runners and walkers of all skill levels. The 10k is a true challenge ending in a stair climb that has become infamous among the Columbus trail running community. In keeping with FLIP’s goal to encourage a cancer preventative lifestyle, FLIP encourages every level of fitness to…
Introducing the 2019 INSPIRE Ambassador Team!
FLIP’s Darby Creek Trail Run: 2019 INSPIRE Ambassadors We are thrilled to introduce our 2019 Darby Creek Trail Run INSPIRE Ambassadors! The ambassadors were selected to help represent our race as people who live a lifestyle that helps prevent cancer and inspires others to do the same! Follow them along on their training journeys! Elizabeth Wren Her Why: She simply loves the passion and vision of FLIP. Originally a ‘road race’ runner, she now focuses on the trail and has completed several 50ks! Next up for her may be a 50 miler! Her boyfriend had a scare with prostate cancer and she believes that a healthy and active lifestyle is important in the fight against cancer! Lauri Stahl Her…