Run for Boston and an ENERGYbits Giveaway!
Tomorrow is the day of the Boston Marathon. It marks the one-year anniversary of the Boston bombings and this race will be special in so many ways. I encourage you to think about the racers and their families and support runners everywhere who may not be running the race but are running in remembrance of the race. One way to support Boston is to run anywhere on Monday with the Nike+ running app and tag #strongereveryrun in the notes section of the app after you run. For every mile ran, Nike will donate $1 to the Challenged Athletes Foundation.
Nike is challenging the world to run during April 18-21 in support of the Challenged Athletes Foundation® (CAF) through the#STRONGEREVERYRUN campaign. Anyone with the Nike+ Running App can pledge the miles they run to serve the athletes affected by the tragic events that unfolded during last year’s Boston Marathon.
Nike is directly engaging the Boston community and Nike+ communities to rally behind this effort and share their passion for sports by connecting to the important work of CAF.
HOW IT WORKS
- For every mile logged on in-store treadmills at Nike Boston April 18-21, Nike will donate $100 to the Challenged Athletes Foundation.
- For every mile logged through the Nike+ Running app on Monday, April 21st Nike will contribute an additional $1 per mile.
- All runs need to be tagged in the notes with #STRONGEREVERYRUN in the Nike+ Running app to count toward the campaign.
- Under the combined efforts of this initiative, Nike will donate up to a total of $150,000 to CAF. Nike’s donation to CAF will go directly to providing opportunities and support to survivors of the Boston tragedy and other athletes with physical challenges in the Boston community to enable them to pursue active lifestyles.
- To further promote the effort, Nike is hosting Nike+ Run Clubs at stores across North America on April 21 to encourage community members to log their miles for #STRONGEREVERYRUN.
If you have the time to run even one mile it will make a difference! I encourage you to make your run matter and run strong for Boston. Give back by logging miles. It's that simple.
Boston also is home to the company, ENERGYbits. ENERGYbits are tiny algae tabs that are nutritionally dense and help to eliminate fatigue and hunger. They are a healthy, natural way to fuel your run. No caffeine, sugar, chemicals, gluten or soy, just pure, plant based nutrition. They have just one ingredient - NON GMO spirulina algae. They are packed with 60% protein, over 40 vitamins and minerals and amino acids. I've used them in my running and they are a great source of fuel for long or short runs.
They will be at the Boston Marathon expo all day today and will be offering free samples at booth 1934. But what if, like me, you aren't at the Boston Marathon? ENERGYbits has given me the chance to give away an ENERGYbits swag pack! All you have to do is enter by following the rafflecopter link below!
http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/c8667415/
If you don't win my giveaway, but still want to try ENERGYbits, you can receive a 20% discount on all purchases at www.energybits.com with the promo code: MARATHON. The code is valid for 30 days - so be sure to check them out!