Leap for Joy Virtual 5k

The Race: Run a 5k on Leap Day 2020, February 29, 2020. Go fast if you want to. Go slow if you want to. Run alone. Run with someone. Run on a treadmill. Run in a neighborhood. Run in a city. Run on the trails. Run the way that makes you feel good. Run where you feel good. You are doing something good for YOU! Something that will make you feel physically, mentally and emotionally happy. So get your joy on, and RUN!

The Run for Joy Virtual Race Series was conceptualized as an opportunity to embrace self-care. At Running + Therapy, my aim is to help others live a well-rounded, holistic lifestyle. Physical wellness -- running-- is one piece of that puzzle. On my own journey as a runner, I've discovered that running creates a chain reaction of wellness. One run leads to another run, which leads to time spent outdoors communing with nature, which leads to relief from stress and anxiety, which leads to feelings of accomplishment, which leads to more confidence, courage, and contentment in life, and on and on. I hope that this little experiment will help to inspire a similar self-care chain reaction for you too.

Free Training Schedule: Claim your free Run for joy, lifestyle run-plan.

Prizes: 1 lucky participant will be selected at random to win a pair of blue-tooth ear buds.

Awards: All participants will receive an e-medal via email: an artist made poster for printing and a version for sharing on social media.

How to submit your results: results are based on the honor system. Fill out your finishing time, by midnight February 29, 2020, HERE.

Join the club: Run for joy on Leap Day, AND take that joy with you and run throughout the year by joining the Run for joy Club (a virtual club) or by joining The Joy Run Club (an in-person club). By joining the club you'll receive quarterly training schedules, with elements of joy, happiness, peace and calm added in. Biannual newsletters with running and mental health tips, stories, and how-tos. Members will have the opportunity to participate in other virtual 5k, 10k, and Half Marathon challenges throughout the year. This club is about self-care, wellness, lifestyle, happiness, oh yeah, and running!