Run For Aurora 50K and 50 Mile Race: Giving Back to the Aurora Theater Shooting Victims Claire Dorotik For race director and founder of Run With It Racing, Claire Dorotik, running has always given back. Whether it be overcoming personal tragedy -- the loss of her father in 2000 -- or redefining what is truly possible and once again learning that, “limits do not apply” running has been more than just an exercise. Running has been a way of life. “Running teaches you that your behavior matters,” which, as Claire, also a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, notes, is an “essential part of improving overall happiness.”And so it is fitting then that when in the summer of last year when several people’s lives were forever changed in the Aurora Theater shooting, Claire wanted to find a way to help. “Living across the street from the theater, every day I drove by the memorial and thought, ‘I have to do something’.” So, naturally, the ultra-marathoner returned to what has always helped her -- running -- to give back.On June 1st, several runners will tackle the tough trails of Roxborough State Park to hopefully complete not just one of two ultra marathons offered -- either 50K or 50 Miles -- but to accomplish something much larger. “Every competitor represents that the community can come together through the powerful experience of running to begin healing,” Dorotik shares. The race consists of a 9.46 mile loop that will be run either three times for the 50K or 5 times for the 50 Mile. Runners will pass aid stations two times on each loop and will be supplied with Hammer gels, HEED, water, Bumble bars, fruit, bagels, cookies and candy. The race begins at 7 am, and runners have 12 hours to complete either race.While every competitor will earn a very cool dry fit shirt commemorating their run, Run With It Racing also promises some fantastic prizes for age category winners. Most of all, however, runners will finish knowing that they made a difference, and Dorotik hopes to that the run will raise $10,000 for the Aurora Theater Shooting Victims.For more information about Run With It Racing, or the Run For Aurora, visit www.runwithitracing.com |
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