Contributed by Kelly Nold, Brave Like Gabe Foundation
Participants can register to run at the flagship event in St. Paul, Minnesota, virtually on their own, or attend a local pop up 5K. Pop Up 5K events offer a community-building opportunity and a low-key (No timing! No permits!) 5K to celebrate Gabe and her legacy.
The most successful pop-ups have been in running stores where people regularly meet for a group run, and an easy 5K course is accessible from the store. Participants officially register for the race and receive their race bib and T-shirt there at the store on race day. The goal is easy, casual, and fun! Brave Like Gabe will ship all shirts, race packets, and giveaways to your store prior to the event.
Check out this year’s Pop Up 5K list:
- Denver / Boulder, Colorado on Thursday, 9/12 @ 6 p.m. in partnership with Berkeley Park Running Company
- Brainerd, Minnesota on Saturday, 9/14 in partnership with Endurunce Shop
- New York, New York on Sunday, 9/15 @ 9 a.m. in partnership with Physical Equilibrium
- Fort Collins, Colorado on Monday, 9/16 in partnership with Altitude Running Company and the Fort Collins Running Club hosted by the PATP Lab at CSU
- Northampton, Massachusetts on Saturday, 9/21 @ 10 a.m. in partnership with Marathon Sports
- Portland, Oregon on Saturday, 9/21 @ 9 a.m. in partnership with Portland Running Company (NW Portland Location)
- Cincinnati, Ohio on Saturday, 9/28 in partnership with Tri-State Running Company
- Livermore, California on Sunday, 9/29 @ 8 a.m.
- Seattle, Washington on Saturday, 9/28 @ 8:30 a.m. in partnership with the Brooks Trailhead
- Atlanta, Georgia in partnership with West Stride.
Want to add your store to this list? Click here to express interest – this doesn’t commit you to anything but learning more about this opportunity. Thank you for considering!
“We run on hope. We run for research. We are not giving up.” – Gabe Grunewald
