It's time to bust out of this long winter, Greater Sudbury. The kids at Churchill Public School are ready to rock -- and it's time for you to get ready, too.
Gathering in the school's gym to hear a presentation from Diabetes Canada and Sudbury Rocks!!! Race, Run, Walk for Diabetes, Churchill Public School is one of the first to sign up for Sudbury's largest running event. Registration officially opened and fundraising has begun.
As always, there are many ways to participate; the plethora of races and walks offered by Sudbury Rocks makes the event unique within the province.
Whether you'd rather run as a team, or hit the pavement solo for the full Boston qualifier race, here are the eight events you could take part in this Mother's Day which falls on Sunday, May 13 this year:
- CIS SudburyROCKS!!! Marathon Walk - 6 a.m.
- CIS SudburyROCKS!!! Marathon Run – 7:55 a.m.
- SudburyRocks!!! 8 Person Marathon Relay Run -7:55 a.m.
- The PERDUE Family Half Marathon Run/Walk - 7:55 a.m.
- SudburyROCKS!!! 1K Kids Run - 8:05 a.m.
- Continental Insulation 10K Run/Walk - 8:35 a.m.
- SudburyROCKS!!! 5k Run/Walk - 9 a.m.
- Vale Celebrity Challenge Run - 9 a.m.
Proceeds from the Sudbury Rocks!!! Race, Run, Walk for Diabetes will go to Diabetes Canada. "It's important to support an event such because it helps to raise awareness and gain awareness of the effort to find a cure for diabetes," said David McKillop, who works in community engagement with Diabetes Canada. "I believe that a strong community is what unites people. If we can get that healthy lifestyle message out there we will take a step toward ending the disease."
Sudbury Rocks 2018 will mark 13 years that the event has made its run through the streets of Nickel City. Having only 100 runners in 2004, to 500 in 2005, Sudbury Rocks!!! has now become Sudbury's largest annual running event, with approximately 2000 participants running and walking in the last few years.
"Our goal was to provide an avenue for people to have an easy way to get fit. Running may not be an easy way to get fit, but we provide something for everybody," said Sudbury Rocks!!! committee member Vince Perdue. "You can walk every event, we have something for the kids, a 1km, 5km, 10km, half-marathon, full marathon and even a relay in the full marathon. If you want to be part of a full marathon but can't run it yourself, gather 7 of your friends and run it in a relay."
Are you ready to rock? Sign up online here.
Registration closes on May 9 at midnight.
