On Sunday 26 November, participants of all levels will converge on the start line for this year’s 10th Annual Run for the Young Marathon.
Bridge Builders Youth Organisation is proud to present this event in conjunction with their event partners, The Running Company Lilydale, Tailwind, Thrive Sport Medicine, Saucony, ATC and Mount Lilydale Mercy College Lilydale.
This event has reached runners from around the country, with most states of Australia represented and has had international participants. All proceeds from this event enables Bridge Builders Youth Charity to run a weekly program for the youth in our community, ensuring they feel loved, valued, accepted and sense of belonging.
Managed by volunteers with a crew of over 60 people of all ages giving their time to design and deliver the event from start to finish providing a variety of opportunities for skill development and mentoring.
What was one young women’s dream to run a marathon has now become an international marathon sensation in 2020 Beck Mitchell is one of 164 people in the world to have completed the World Marathon Challenge Event, running seven marathons in seven days on seven continents.
She is the founder and Race Director of Run for the Young and has said “It’s always been a dream of mine to be a marathon runner, ever since I was 12 years old”.
“Through my involvement in Bridge Builders I was able to make my dream a reality and provide the same opportunity for thousands more.”
Located at Mount Lilydale Mercy College in Lilydale, the event boasts six different categories from the 2.5km kids run for children under 12 years old, right through to the 42km full marathon. Unique to this event is a category known as the Marathon Newbie which has been created specifically for those attempting to complete a marathon for the first time.
Global participants will be flying in from around the world to represent countries such as USA, Fiji and Poland. Anyone can be part of this incredible event by walking or running in a category of their choice, or by volunteering on one of the drink stations along the course. For more information about this event call the Bridge Builders office on 1300 640 160 or go to the website www.runfortheyoung.com.au
Early bird entries close on 31 July, with regular entries open until the race date.
