On Saturday, September 19 The 1st ever Buddy Run will be held in Heritage Wake Forest.

This is a 5K (3.1mile) run, 1 mile family walk, and a 25yd itty-bitty-buddy dash to raise money and collect food for The Backpack Buddy programs that support the Wake Forest, Rolesville, and Wakefield elementary schools.

The Backpack Buddies group is a completely volunteer run organization that collects and distributes backpacks filled with food each Friday to area children who may not otherwise have a regular meal over the weekend. The Buddy Run is a USA Track & Field certified and chip-timed course through Heritage Wake Forest.

The 5K run, beginning at 8am, has minimal hills and does have some shade on the course. At 9am, following the 5K, we will have a 1mile family walk out-and-back along the first 0.5 miles of the race course. Then around 9:30 we will line up the itty-bitty-buddies (ages 6 & under) for a free 25yard'ish dash.

We are asking every participant in the race to please bring out an appropriate food item for us to donate to The Backpack Buddies. Appropriate items include individually packaged, non-perishable, easy to open snacks, meals, and drinks: fruit cups, granola bars, cereal bars, juice boxes, jars of peanut butter (not glass), pasta cups, etc.

Registration, course maps, and more details are available at the MilesIntoSmiles.com website

Related Links

1. http://www.milesintosmiles.com