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"The Little Race That Could"
The 7th annual Ted’s Run for Literacy (or as the hip say, TRL) is Sunday, September 24, same Bat Place, same Bat Time. Remember, we’re the sleep-in race. We start at 10:00 AM while those other races start at the ungodly hour of 7:00AM! Enjoy the extra zzz’s, brought to you by the good folks…
Registration closes at 11:59 PM on Thursday, September 22, 2016. Registration on Race Day is available for the 2 km event only. No Race Day registration for 5 or 1o km event. We have a limited number of chipped bibs. Once they are gone, we are sold out.
The countdown is on! We sold out in 2015 so we strongly encourage you to register soon. For more information on how to register click the “Register” tab above. For information on Race Day click the “Race Day” tab above. New this year… registration is now available at Stride Ahead. For all inquiries contact tedsrunforliteracy@gmail.com
Donations to the “Jo” button campaign have now exceeded $5000. Proceeds will be presented to Jo’s family on September 25 at Ted’s Run for Literacy. At Jo’s request proceeds will be donated to the Canadian Brain Tumour Registry (Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada. Donations will be doubled by Brain Canada. Buttons are available at City Park Runners,…
The Tallest Poppy Run Club Who The Tallest Poppy Run Club is inclusive of all runners of all abilities. Our target neighbourhoods are Wolseley and West Broadway, but other folks are welcome. The Tallest Poppy Run Club will be led by Ted’s Run for Literacy board members all of whom are very experienced runners. What A…
We had a blast at this year’s event, and we hope you did too! Please let us know your thoughts in our quick and easy post-race survey! To complete it shouldn’t take more than 2-4 minutes of your time. To those that have already responded via direct email invitation, thank-you so much! Link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/5VW8M2T
It’s taken us almost 24 hours to wrap our heads around how amazing TRL 2015 was yesterday. We can’t thank our 236 runners, volunteers, and sponsors enough for all the support. You made our fifth race thee best ever. Thank-you. We will be posting more photos soon so you can relive the fantastic morning (even…
Ted’s Run for Literacy: When did you start running and why? Lori Roberts: Sitting around a campfire with friends one night in July 2012, I made a suggestion that the five of us should sign up for the 2013 Manitoba Marathon Relay. We all (reluctantly?) agreed, I started running in the spring 2013, and the…
Ted’s Run for Literacy – When did you start running and why? Petra Rapmund – I started running in my early 40s after the death of my mom. I took up running to quit a 20+ year smoking habit. I guess I traded an unhealthy addiction for a healthy one. TRL – What is one…
Ted's Run for Literacy 