Planning
Host a Charity Fitness Class
We tend to focus a lot on run, walk and bike races here at Charity Mile, and it is true that your organization can utilize these types of fitness events to successfully raise funds. However, it is also important to remember that athletic fitness events really do come in all shapes and sizes.
If organizing a [...]
Role of Law Enforcement in Your Race Planning
Local law enforcement plays a key role in the race planning process and involvement is essential if you hope to include roadways in your course. If you are using an outside source to help you implement the event and are holding it at a local park or another location away from traffic, the role may [...]
The Creative Names Emerge
It’s that time of year again. There is something about autumn that just brings out the creativity in race planning. Fun event names seem to pop up all over the place.
We’ve talked about it before on Charity Mile. A creative name can help your event stand out among others. When potential participants are reading the long [...]
Is an Athletic Event a Good Fit for Your Organization?
When choosing a fundraising event for your organization you have several options to choose from. Just one of many is hosting an athletic charity event. But maybe you are thinking, “Our organization isn’t really focused on physical health. Is an athletic event such a good idea?”
The short answer? Yes!
Let me tell you why.
Charity organizations with [...]
More on Race Giveaways: The Tech Shirt
When my husband completed his first race here in Brazil we were both intrigued by the type of t-shirts they gave away for the event. Honestly, in all the events we’d done in the U.S., or even heard about, we’d never seen tech shirts as a substitute for the white cotton standard. As I try [...]
Setting Your Rules
During the race planning process you and your committee will need to set ground rules regarding participation in the event. These are the rules you will kindly ask your racers to follow and they should be effectively communicated on the race brochure and on your web-site.
What types of rules you set will depend on the [...]
Selecting a Guest of Honor
When planning your charity fitness event you might be faced with the question, “Should we have a guest of honor to kick off the event?” Speaking from my own race planning experiences, this is something the organizations I worked for did not include on the agenda. However, I have been to plenty of community run/walk events [...]
Relays Make Longer Distances Achievable
Yesterday, in the town where I’m living in Brazil, there was a marathon. This wasn’t your standard, one person runs 26.2-miles marathon though, it was actually a relay. After hearing about this event, I was reminded of how great an option relays can be if you have a course of longer distance and would like [...]
Benefit of Non-traditional Event Distances
When it comes to run/walk events it seems there has always been a group of specific distances to choose from – 1-mile fun run, 5K, 10K, half-marathon and marathon. (There are also ultra-marathon distances, but I consider that to be a category all its own.) Browsing through race calendars lately I’ve noticed that there is [...]
Trail Running: For the Race Coordinator
Last Wednesday I announced information about National Trail Running Day on August 22nd. This brings up a great opportunity to talk a little about the option of a trail run if you are a race coordinator.
The trail provides yet another venue to hold a charity fitness event. If you are looking to offer an event [...]
