Love to run but prefer to keep it under 26.2 miles? Soccer Without Borders has charity bibs for two of New England's most beautiful races, the Covered Bridges Half Marathon and the Falmouth Road Race. Turn those miles into impact for Soccer Without Borders programs!
The Covered Bridges Half Marathon is celebrating its 25th year of bringing together runners for 13.1 miles through the roads, bridges, and riverside by Woodstock, VT. Race is Sunday, June 5, 2016 and sold out within hours of opening registrations back in December. Runners for SWB commit to raise $500 and receive a free race entry.
>>Contact Mary McVeigh, mary@soccerwithoutborders.org for more info or to join the team.
The New Balance Falmouth Road Race will be run for the 44th time on August 21, 2016 with an expected 12,000 runners. This race begins in Woods Hole, MA on Cape Cod, and winds through the tree-covered roads before opening up along the Martha's Vineyard Sound. This gorgeous 7-mile race ends in Falmouth, MA is perennially sold-out. Runners for SWB commit to raise $750 for SWB's work in Greater Boston and receive a free race entry.
>>Contact Lucas Holmes, lucas@soccerwithoutborders.org for more info or to join the team
ATTENTION Runners 23 and under! If you run for SWB your fundraised dollars qualify for matching funds through the SWB Ambassador Program presented by Positive Tracks. Double-dollars means fundraising that's twice as nice.
MARATHON RUNNERS: If you are interested in running the TCS NYC Marathon with the SWB team, you can learn more and apply here.