2012 Running For The Wells: General Info and Registration

Details: The run is on September 8, 2012, starting at 9:00 am from Sports Basement (610 Old Mason Ln.) in the Presidio in San Francisco, CA. We are inviting people to come early to register and get parking in the Sports Basement parking lot.  Our guest speakers will begin speaking at 8:30 am.  Registration opens at 7:45 am.

Guest Speaker: TBA. Last year, pitcher Jeremy Affeldt of the San Francisco Giants came to speak about the work he and his foundation (www.jaffeldt.com) do overseas to end slavery, protect children and build water wells. You'll also hear the president of World Harvest Mission, William Kasiyre, talk briefly about the projects you'll be supporting with your donation.

The run course will take you on a loop through the beautiful trails/paths in the Presidio; the specific course as outlined at the bottom of this page includes the option to stop at 6k or go on to finish the full 10k.  We will have volunteers and cones at key points along the run directing folks.  You may want to bring a water bottle. Participants are treated to breakfast food afterwards in the Sports Basement Community Area.

Discounts/Raffle: All participants will receive a 10% off coupon for use at Sports Basement that day.  There will also be a raffle after the run for all donors in attendance for Brooks running gear, Brooks shoes, Giants tickets for later in September, and 2- 1 Hr. Training Sessions at Diakadi Gym.

Cost: Minimum donation for the run is $40, which includes a digital finisher photo, a medal and a pair of Injinji Performance Toe Socks; people can give more as they are led. Runners also wishing to receive a pair of the new Injinji EX-celerator Compression Socks can give a minimum donation of $65. Non-runners may partake in the breakfast for a minimum $10 donation. 

Don't have enough to make the minimum donation?  Anyone can make the donation for you.  Better yet, have them make the minimum donation for 1 runner and 1 grubber and you can both come on out.  The goal of the run is to raise funds and spread the word about the run/cause.  Contact the Race Director if this is what you're doing.

Donations and the Cause: 10% of all purchases made by our group at Sports Basement that day will be donated by Sports Basement towards the well-building projects in Uganda. In 2012, whatever is donated through this site as a part of the run or otherwise will be matched 100% by 2 anonymous donors up to a total of $10,000 for each donor. All proceeds benefit the Uganda Well-Building Program for World Harvest Mission  (www.worldharvestmission.org). Volunteers are needed and greatly appreciated!

Registration: Now open!  Click here....

Volunteers:  Want to help?  Can't run?  Come on out and volunteer!  There's always things to be done and we appreciate the help.


IMPORTANT: All runners, walkers, grubbers and volunteers should register to make sure we have an accurate count on all fronts.  Once registration is complete, click the link at the bottom to return to the Running For The Wells main page.  You can complete your donation (runners and grubbers) using the ChipIn icon on the bottom left on the main page.


Feel free to invite other runners, walkers, grubbers or volunteers! Kids are always welcome!