Race for Fox in Your Craziest Socks

ATLANTA, GA – For the fifth year in a row, RaceTrac is calling all runners, walkers and everyone in between for its annual Run for Research 5K and 1K Fun Run. On Saturday, April 16 at the Cumberland Galleria, RaceTrac invites the Atlanta-area community to join in the fun of this active, family-friendly event that also raises money for The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF).

Parkinson’s disease is a chronic, degenerative neurological disorder that affects one in 100 people over age 60. Last year, in an impressive turnout, RaceTrac fundraised more than $477k through the race and other in-store fundraising efforts to help MJFF speed a cure for Parkinson’s and this year the company aims to surpass this amount.

Date: Saturday, April 16, 2016 from 8 a.m. – 10 a.m.

Location: Cumberland Galleria at 200 Galleria Parkway, Atlanta, Ga. 30339

Check-in: Begins at 7 a.m. and ends at 7:45 a.m.

Registration: racetrac.com/run-for-research.aspx

Registration is only $30 through Thursday, April 14 and will increase to $35 starting Friday, April 15 through the day of the race. The 1K Fun Run is $10 for children 13-years-old and up. Children 12-years-old and younger can participate in either race for free. All proceeds benefit MJFF.

This year, participants are encouraged to “Race for Fox in Your Craziest Socks!” In other words, time to break out those neon, knee-high, polka-dotted socks you’ve been saving for a special occasion. The crazier the socks, the better!

CrowdRise is a fundraising component that participants can use during registration to create teams with friends and families to help raise money for MJFF. Additionally, The Coca-Cola Company has agreed to donate $100 toward the Foundation each time participants “share” that they registered for the race on social media. All participants are encouraged share their registration with their social media followers as directed at the end of the registration process.

Finally, after the run, all participants are welcome to cool off and hang out at the Vendor Village. There will be tents offering awesome products and all participants will receive goody bags with fun surprises included.