SHARE IN FAMILY FUN & SUPPORT LOCAL VETERANS AT BARRINGTON HONOR RIDE & RUN

The 6th annual Barrington Honor Ride & Run (“BHRR”) will take place on August 14, 2016. Proceeds from the event benefit Ride 2 Recovery (R2R). R2R is produced to benefit mental and physical rehabilitation programs for our country’s wounded and healing veterans that features cycling as the core activity. R2R raises money to support cycling programs at military and VA locations around the U.S. to help veterans overcome obstacles they face. They have found that cycling is an important part of the recovery process because it’s an activity that everyone can do, no matter the disability, and cycling helps speed up the recovery process.

This year's BHRR will be held at Citizen's Park, and will have 3 bike ride routes (50, 30, and 20 mile distances), a 5k/10k run that will take place in Cuba Marsh, along with a 1-mile fun run. We are once again proud to team with Bike Barrington who will be putting on a free children’s ride through Citizen's Park that will have incentives, like bike helmets and bike safety inspections. The events will culminate in a festival with entertainment by Underwater People, food and drink by Gavi Café and Toasty Cheese Mobile Eatery, and the ability to share in some stories on what R2R’s mission is and what riding a bike and being part of a team means for the wounded veterans served by R2R. Each entry (with the exception of the free Bike Barrington kids ride) comes with a food voucher and drink ticket. Injured veterans always ride for free and should contact R2R directly to register.

Schedule of August 14, 2016, Events

6:00 - 6:45 am - BHRR Bike Registration

7:00 am - Opening Ceremony & Color Guard

7:15 am - Bike Rides - 20, 30 or 45 miles

7:15 - 8:45 am - BHRR 5k and 10k Run registration

9:15 am - Certified 10k Run in Cuba Marsh

9:30 am - Certified 5k Run in Cuba Marsh and 1-Mile Fun Run

10:30 am - Opening of Bike Barrington for registration, helmet fitting

11:00 am - Kids 1 mile Ride and Obstacle Course

hosted by Bike Barrington

11:00 am - Festival & Live Music

You can visit BHRR's site at www.honorridebarrington.com to learn more about the event, to register, or to volunteer. Contact us at BarringtonHRR@gmail.com for sponsorship opportunities. BHRR has generated a positive and patriotic image for our community that we hope the Barrington community will continue to share in.