Take your pick Whether you take on the 5 Km, 10 Km, Half Marathon or Marathon challenge, you will be required to run the chosen distance certain minimum number of times during the calendar year (Jan 1st to Dec 31st) to complete this challenge. National Braille Press is a non-profit braille publisher and producer of braille products. Bringing 4 different annual running challenges in 2022. Fehrnstrom of Nampa and Boise, ID Amy Kaucic of Moscow, ID Tracy Wasden and family of Meridian, ID and Lisamaria Martinez of Union City in the Bay Area of San Francisco, CA.īraille Across America team members will have access to swag bag with Braille Across America team goodies, personalized fundraising page, fundraising guidance from NBP’s team, easy mileage tracking with ChallengeRunner, training tips to prepare for the challenge, sample schedule for challenge completion, access to team member Facebook group, team Spotify playlist and chance to win additional individual and team awards & prizes. Runners include Massachusetts residents Vanessa Jones of Needham, Kimberly Martin of Plainville, Joe Quintanilla of Burlington Chris Milmore of Jamaica Plain Tom Richissin and family of Reading Kenady O’Neil of Medford, NJ Kim Flanagan of Rural Hall, NC Yvette Ly-Kinhan of Englin AFB, FL Gloria Moyer of Skokie, IL Karin Geraci of Villa Hall, KY Rhonda Hamil of Lake Pearland, TX Hedgie and A.
Whether you are running, walking, biking solo, or as part of a team, join the fun while supporting NBP and braille literacy. Participants will log enough miles to virtually run, walk or bike coast-to-coast 2,620 miles. The Braille Across America team will work together to raise vital funds needed to continue NBP’s braille literacy programs for blind children and adults while each member completes the distance of a marathon (26.2miles) over the course of a month.
#2021 RUNNING CHALLENGE MAC#
“This year, we are asking our supporters and friends, blind and sighted, throughout the United States to join us virtually by carrying our braille baton and raising money to support braille literacy,” said Brian Mac Donald, President of National Braille Press." Runners from coast-to-coast are signing up for the Braille Across America Virtual Running Challenge from Massachusetts, New Jersey, North Carolina, Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, Texas, Idaho and California. The challenge will begin on March 17, NBP’s 94th birthday, and end on April 19, Patriot’s Day in Massachusetts.
Participants can Run, Walk, Bike, Swim, or do whatever activity they enjoy to get their miles in for the challenge.National Braille Press (NBP) announced today the first ever Braille Across America 2021 Virtual Running Challenge to spread the importance of braille literacy across the country. As your miles start adding up, you will earn various milestone badges to help keep you motivated to keep moving forward. Starting January 1st, 2022 we embark on our second year of the My Best Year Challenge when participants will start logging their miles in our activity tracking platform. The My Best Year Challenge was started to give individuals an opportunity to better themselves by motivating an active lifestyle throughout an entire year.
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