You’re even free to do it at your own location! Since this year’s walk and run are not restricted to the use of the Riverwalk path, you can run your course wherever you’d like. This gives you the opportunity to bust out a map and explore your local area, finding places to run where you haven’t before. Get outside your comfort zone, find some new places! |
And since you’re doing this run solo, you’ve got the opportunity to wear whatever outfit you’d like! Got a favorite running outfit you don’t usually get to wear? Got a shirt hanging in your closet you’ve been waiting for an excuse to put on? Or are you just really fond of superheroes and you’ve been looking for a reason to wear your favorite Captain America shirt outdoors? Well now’s your chance, because among plenty of other things, we’re giving out prizes for funniest and most unusual running outfits! |
What it comes down to, ultimately, is accessibility. Even those who volunteered in previous years, now have the opportunity to do a run themselves. Even SOSB founder Nancy E. Randolph is getting in on it! Previous years doing 5K runs and 2K walks have done so much to foster a sense of community and togetherness among those of us coming together to help support our favorite Maine landmark, and without that, and all of you, we wouldn’t be able to do something like this. |