The Melbourne & Beaches Music Marathon, 2010 National Masters Championship
Half Marathon & Florida Today 8-K & 5-K
The Melbourne & Beaches Music Marathon, 2010 National Masters Championship Half Marathon & Florida Today 8-K & 5-K
Event
Dates
SAT - February 5th, 2011
5K & 8K and Kids Run
SUN - February 6th, 2011
Marathon & 1/2 Marathon
Sunday
Avg. Race day Temp.
Mild, mid 50's
Course Profile
Very scenic and mostly flat with four bridge crossings for the full
and two for the 1/2 marathon. 20 live bands. Potentially
ideal running weather.
START TIMES SAT 7:30am - 8K start 8:00am - 5K start 8:45am - Kids Run start
SUN 7:00am Full & 1/2 Marathon 10:00am Hand Cyles
- Surfing
Lessons
- Airboat Rides
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State Farm Melbourne & Beaches Music Marathon welcomes
the Challenged Athletes Foundation as a charity partner for 2010
The State Farm
Melbourne & Beaches
Music Marathon weekend
will have a wonderful new charity partner for its February 6 & 7,
2010 event - the Challenged Athletes Foundation (CAF).
The Melbourne & Beaches
Music Marathon is one of Florida’s premiere distance running
events and hosts the USATF National Championship Masters ½ Marathon
race and the USATF Florida Championship 8-k, ½ and full marathon.
Information can be found at www.themelbournemarathon.com
CAF
is a California-based charity with a new and active local chapter
here in Florida. It’s mission? To help individuals with physical
disabilities stay active through participation in sports. The State
Farm Melbourne & Beaches Music Marathon
is anxious to work with CAF to support the many challenged athletes,
civilian and military, who need specialized sports equipment to
compete in our events.
The plan is to create a CAF team for our 2010
event weekend through CAF’s online Race for a Reason program.
Every participant of any of our four events, whether able-bodied
or physically challenged, is hereby invited to join the team and
help support this very worthwhile cause while you run.
A minimum $100 fund-raising commitment gets runners a specially
designed Team CAF running jersey and an opportunity to meet some
courageous challenged athletes who will also be competing.
It’s easy
to sign up, fun being part of a team working for a common good, and
a great way to support challenged athletes from the Space Coast region
and across the state. Since the Florida Chapter is an all-volunteer
group, 100% of the dollars raised goes to supporting programs for
these inspiring athletes.
CAF worked with LabCorp in Tampa to raise
just over $50,000 at the 2009 Gasparilla Distance Classic in
February. Those funds were used to put on a first-class 15K wheelchair
race, but more importantly to purchase sports wheelchairs and
handcycles for 10 local young athletes. Their ability to provide
this kind of tangible results from fund-raising efforts is a
big reason why we invited them to be our partner at the State
Farm Melbourne & Beaches
Music Marathon.
"
This partnership with the Challenged Athletes
Foundation gives us a strong foothold from which we can all work
together to support another great cause and give back in meaningful
ways to the community,” said Melbourne & Beaches Music Marathon
founder Mitch Varnes.
Other charitable partners
of the State Farm Melbourne Music Marathon include the Prostate Conditions
Education Council, the Brevard Symphony Orchestra and the Brevard
Schools Foundation.
