Count Down to Race Day
October 29, 2022
October 29, 2022
Half Marathon Florida
Continuing this yeaR...
THE Red Ribbon Challenge
The Red Ribbon Challenge will kick off on September 26 with Family Day™ – A Day to Eat Dinner with Your Children and end on October 22 on RedRibbonRun.com. Students in Grades K-8 can register for FREE and complete at least 9 challenges to earn a chance to win a special prize! The Red Ribbon Challenge is open for anyone who would like to register for free and participate in online challenge activities, however prizes will not be available for older students, adults, or non-registered participants.
Nutrition and Family Dinner
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Healthy Mind/Healthy Body
Kindness & Tolerance
Healthy Lifestyle = Happy Life
Week 4
Can you complete all the Challenges?
InnerAct Alliance and our title sponsor Publix Super Markets invite you to participate in the 2022 Red Ribbon Run on Saturday morning, October 29, around picturesque Lake Mirror to prevent harm and promote health!
Students in grades K-8 can register for FREE for the Red Ribbon Kids Fun Run and parents
and adults may run with their children in the Family Fun Run, which will begin at 8:30 AM,
before the Grade Level Heats. It’s a fun family event that will also include a new Florida Dairy
Farmers Fitness Fun Zone to celebrate healthy food and fitness plus weekly online challenges
with themes of nutrition, anti-bullying, and fitness in a virtual format beginning on September 26 at RedRibbonRun.com (under the Challenge Registration Page). Participants may complete challenges and post them on the Red Ribbon Run Facebook page to earn points for prizes!
Race Day Check-In @ 7:00 a.m.
at the Lake Mirror Auditorium – Lakeland, Florida
Family Fun Run – 8:30 a.m.
Kids Fun Run Grade Level Heats – 8:45 a.m.
*Note these are estimated times
Red Ribbon Run Registration is FREE for K-8 Students before 10/29/22
Parents running in the Family Fun Run pay a $5 fee per adult
Registration for the Kids Fun Run is FREE prior to October 29. There will be a $5 fee to register on the DAY OF THE RACE! Participants receive a commemorative Run t-shirt (shirt not guaranteed after October 10th). The Kids Fun Run will start and finish at Lake Mirror Promenade. K-8 students will receive awards for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place trophies in male and female categories. Awards will also be given to the top 3 elementary schools and top middle school with the largest percentage of students participating, based on school census numbers. The private school with the highest percentage of participation will also receive a trophy.
Location
Lake Mirror Promenade
121 South Lake Ave. Lakeland, FL 33801
Start Time
Check-In: 7:00 a.m.
Opening Ceremony: 8:00 a.m.
Family Run Run Heat: 8:30 a.m.
Kids Fun Run Grade Level Heats: 8:45 a.m.
(Note: times are estimated)
Spectators
Please bring a blanket and/or a chair to use in the grassy spectator area
Post-Race Activities
Check out the new
Florida Dairy Farmers Fitness Fun Zone to enjoy fresh fruit and vegetables, milk and cookies, learn yoga poses, and much more!
Awards Ceremony for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place for each heat will begin after the last heat is run.
Stick around, there's fun for everyone!
Free Family
Fun!
Get your entire family involved!
Parents may run or walk with their student during the Family Fun Run (held prior to the Kids Fun Run K-8 heats)
Participants will enjoy the new Florida Dairy Farmers Fitness Fun Zone!
Take part in the online Red Ribbon Challenges as a family!
Prize Distribution
Awards Ceremony - K-8 students will receive awards for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place trophies in male and female categories. Ceremony will begin after the last Family Heat is run.
Awards will also be given to the top 3 elementary schools and top middle school with the largest percentage of student participating, based on school census numbers.
Private school with the highest percentage of participation will also receive a trophy.
ALL FUNDS RAISED BENEFIT INNERACT ALLIANCE & ITS MISSION:
To reduce the abuse and underage use of harmful substances and involvement in other risky behaviors through: Community Awareness and Involvement;
Prevention Education; Economic Support; and Leadership Development.