People Around the World of All Ages and Abilities Pledge to Run on Global Running Day on June 7
June 6, 2017—Millions of people from more than 150 countries around the world of all ages and abilities are expected to run on Global Running Day on Wednesday, June 7, coming together to celebrate the power and benefits of running and fitness. Running events and activations will be taking place from New York to New Zealand, including group runs, family fun runs, virtual and in-person races, treadmill challenges, and a host of other activities.
With a treadmill challenge world-record attempt in New York, a night run in Tokyo, a city run in Dubai and a 5K race in Tunis, all corners of the world will be participating in Global Running Day. Please click here to view the complete list of Global Running Day events.
Pledging for Global Running Day and the second annual Million Kid Run remains open through June 7 on GlobalRunningDay.org. Runners of all ages and abilities can pledge to run on June 7 and add their name to the list of people from all over the world who are coming together to celebrate the sport on Global Running Day.
The second annual Million Kid Run will once again be the centerpiece of Global Running Day. The Million Kid Run is about making fitness fun and inspiring kids to embrace running as a way to get moving and stay healthy. From a school administrator pledging students, to a youth coach pledging their running team, to a parent pledging their child, kids around the world will come together to celebrate the power and benefits of running and fitness.
Last year, more than 2.5 million people from 177 countries, including nearly 700,000 kids, pledged to run 9.2 million miles on Global Running Day. In 2017, an emotional component will be added to pledging, asking people to share why they are running and taking part in the day.
Running organizations and groups, individuals, school administrators, coaches, and parents can visit GlobalRunningDay.org to pledge, explore group runs and other events happening around the world, and find information on running activities for all people of all ages and abilities. The world is welcome to engage with Global Running Day socially by using the #GlobalRunningDay hashtag and creating a customized Global Running Day bib. Global Running Day toolkits for events, communications and social media are also available on the website.
Quotes from Global Supporters
“Running is life and one of the core elements of athletics. We are delighted to unite with the worldwide running community for the second Global Running Day on June 7, motivating our 214 national member federations, our running legends and our staff members to make a pledge with the goal of together inspiring a million children to run.” -Olivier Gers, CEO of International Association Athletics Federations (IAAF)
“We are so excited to celebrate Global Running Day on June 7 in New York as an all-inclusive day to get people of all ages and abilities moving. The day is about making running fun and encouraging people to live active lifestyles, and to inspire kids to embrace running as a way to get healthy and fit. The centerpiece of the day is the Million Kid Run, which aims to have a million kids around the world pledge to run on Global Running Day, including those in New York Road Runners’ free youth running programs.”
-Michael Capiraso, president and CEO of New York Road Runners
“We are delighted to support this Global Running Day movement. Tokyo Marathon is happy to see runners of all ages and abilities join this event, and on June 7, to celebrate this great day we will organize a ‘Enjoy Night Run’ event at our runner support facility JOGPORT ARIAKE and welcome anyone who would join us run with Global Running Day bibs to spread this movement in Japan.” -Tad Hayano, Race Director of Tokyo Marathon Foundation
“This is a superb initiative which admirably compliments the European Athletics philosophy and Mission Statement of Your Sport For Life. We are very happy and proud to publicly support the second edition of Global Running Day, and are encouraging our 51 Member Federations and all other athletics organizations across Europe to get people to pledge to take part. European Athletics has its own initiative, Running For All, which supports the running movement in Europe so we want to see Europe on its feet on June 7.” -Svein Arne Hansen, President of European Athletics
“Running is one of the truly great equalizers throughout the world, something anyone can do as long as they have a pair of shoes. As we celebrate Global Running Day, let's embrace the power of running and the change it can make both for an individual and a community.” -Rich Harshbarger, CEO of Running USA
“Beirut Marathon is proud to take part in this global initiative, as we witness the positive results of our hard efforts to promote running. The running community in Lebanon is healthy and growing in our motto: Peace, Love, Run. After all we run not to win a race, we run to celebrate life and to test the limits of our human hearts. After all, peacemaking is not a sprint, it is more of a marathon.” -May El Khalil, President of Beirut Marathon Association
About Global Running Day
Global Running Day, held annually on the first Wednesday in June, is a day for people around the world to celebrate the joys of running. It is a worldwide celebration of the sport, and a way for runners of all ages and abilities to share their passion for running and inspire others to get moving. The Million Kid Run on Global Running Day aims to get young people moving. The goal is to have a million kids around the world pledge to run on June 7, 2017. The Million Kid Run is about making fitness fun, and inspiring kids to embrace running as a way to get healthy and fit. Global Running Day is a collaborative effort of the most prominent running organizations around the world, with many of the top professional runners helping to share their passion for the sport with the global running community.
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About Global Running Day
Global Running Day, held annually on the first Wednesday in June, is a day for people around the world to celebrate the joys of running. It is a worldwide celebration of the sport, and a way for runners of all ages and abilities to share their passion for running and inspire others to get moving. The Million Kid Run on Global Running Day aims to get young people moving. The goal is to have a million kids around the world pledge to run on June 7, 2017. The Million Kid Run is about making fitness fun, and inspiring kids to embrace running as a way to get healthy and fit. Global Running Day is a collaborative effort of the most prominent running organizations around the world, with many of the top professional runners helping to share their passion for the sport with the global running community.