Third Annual Marcus Ford Run / Walk 5K Celebration
Venue: Huckleberry Trail, Blacksburg
Date: Saturday, October 10, 2015
Time: 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Event Types: Sports, Family Friendly, Charity
Cost: $20.00
Description:
The Third Annual Marcus Ford Run / Walk 5K Celebration will be held on Saturday, October 10, 2015 on the Huckleberry Trail.

The 5K will begin and end at the New River Valley Mall Huckleberry Trail entrance.

Schedule:
• 9:00 am - Race Day Registration begins
• 11:00 am - 5K begins

Marcus Ford graduated from Christiansburg High School in 2007 and from James Madison University in 2011. He accepted a job in his senior year in college with Grant Thornton as a consultant in Alexandria, VA.

Sadly, Marcus and his family found out while he was a junior in college that he had a hereditary heart disease called CPVT. Marcus passed away on March 17, 2012 in Arlington, VA from this disease. The minutes that have passed since that day are very hard to face but we know that Marcus has a new heart now. Because of his love for sports and how he loved running we have created the Marcus Ford Annual Run/Walk 5K Celebration.

Please mark your calendars! There will be a lot of things happening at this event. RunAbout Sports’ Finish Line is back this year! Plan to arrive early!

The 5K is $20 per participant. T-shirts will be available in a variety of sizes and colors while supplies last for $5 each.

Please visit Marcus’ website often for updates and pre-registration. You may also register the day of the event.

To pre-register online, visit: http://www.marcusford.org/5K/2015/registration-formOriginal2015.html

We cannot think about Marcus without thinking about a celebration of the person he was and the thousands of lives that he touched.

Monies raised from the Marcus Ford Annual Run/Walk 5K’s will go to his scholarship. The Marcus Allen Ford Memorial Scholarship Fund is given each spring at Christiansburg High School to a graduating senior who exemplifies the person that Marcus was to everyone he met. To date, four scholarships have been given.

To view the event flyer, visit the NextThreeDays Pinterest Pin at: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/560276009871360608/

For more information, visit: http://www.marcusford.org or email tracey3610@yahoo.com or call 540-392-2189.
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