8th Annual Road Home Fitness Challenge

Saturday, September 16, 2023 Past event

8:30 AM CDT

Bonner Springs, Kansas

$20.00–$35.00 · 4 races

5km, 1 Mile

Event summary

Join us for the inspiring 8th Annual Road Home Fitness Challenge on Saturday, September 16, 2023, in Bonner Springs, Wyandotte. This unique virtual event spans 10 days, dedicating each day to honor a different fallen military hero. Participants will receive daily emails and messages in a private Facebook group featuring a picture of the hero, their heartfelt story as shared by their family, a list of their favorite workouts, and instructional videos for each exercise. All fitness levels are welcome, with exercises designed to be adaptable for those at advanced, intermediate, or beginner stages, and can be performed with or without equipment.

The Road Home Fitness Challenge not only promotes health and wellness but also supports our veterans, offering them a sense of community and purpose. By participating, you contribute to a vital mission that provides veterans with the resources they need to reintegrate into society. Together, we can ensure that no veteran has to continue their fight alone after returning home. Join us in honoring our heroes while getting fit and making a difference!

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May 18–28, 2024

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Races

5k

Includes T-Shirt

Registration and the start of the race will be at Sedgwick County Park by the Horseshoe Building. You can register the morning of the race, starting at 7:30am. The Schedule of events: 730 am Registration 800 am - 1 mile Walk begins 805 am - Push-Up Challenge/Warmup 8 15 am - Presentation of Colors and Star Spangled Banner 830 am - 5 K starts 930 am - Awards Ceremony

8:30 AM CDT

$35.00

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1 Mile Fun Run

Includes T-Shirt

Registration and start of the race will be at Sedgwick County Park by the Horseshoe Building. You can register the morning of the race, starting at 7:30 am. The Schedule of events: 730 am Registration 800 am - 1 mile Walk begins 805 am - Push Up Challenge/Warmup 8 15 am - Presentation of Colors and Star Spangled Banner 830 am - 5 K starts 930 am - Awards Ceremony

8:30 AM CDT

$20.00

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Fitness Challenge
Virtual

Includes T-Shirt

This virtual event features the stories and favorite workouts of our fallen Heroes. Each day, you will receive the Hero's story, written workout instructions, and videos showing the workouts. We have tailored the workouts for beginners through advanced participants. MInimal to no equipment is needed.

8:30 AM CDT

$25.00

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Virtual 5k or 1 Mile Fun Run
Virtual

Includes T-Shirt

This virtual option is provided for either the 5k or the 1 mile Fun Run and can be completed anywhere. If you choose this option, we ask that you post your results on our Road Home Facebook page the day of the race.

8:30 AM CDT

$20.00

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Organiser's description

The 8th Annual Road Home Fitness Challenge is a virtual event that honors our fallen military Heroes. The event lasts 10 days and will honor a different Hero daily. During the challenge, participants will receive a daily email, as well as a message in a private Facebook group, containing a picture of the Hero, their story (as told by their family), a list of the Hero's favorite workout, and a video showing you how to do each exercise. The exercises are designed to be done with or without equipment. They are tailored to meet the varying needs of people who are at advanced, intermediate, or beginning levels of fitness.

Passageways Living Center is designed to help our veterans with a hand-up, not a hand-out. We provide a warm and safe environment for them to live and accomplish their goals. We provide a road map through the maze of VA programs and give them the time to work through the system without worrying about where they will sleep or find food. Many of our current heroes have spent months living on the street, unable to get into the programs that would benefit them because they didnt have the resources they needed.

In our world today, there are Veterans who went away to foreign countries to fight for our freedom only to come home and continue the fight. They fight for a place in society, an identity, a place to call home. No Veteran should ever have to continue their fight after returning to their home soil.