Event Description
Join us on Saturday, February 9th in downtown Jacksonville for the Run for the Gelato. The inaugural event will raise money for the Get Kids Going project.
Get Kids Going! is a national charity which gives disabled children and young people - up to the age of 26 yrs - the wonderful opportunity of participating in sport. We provide them with specially built sports' wheelchairs so they can do: athletics, marathons, tennis, skiing, rugby, sailing, boccia, basketball, sledge hockey, table tennis, fencing, shooting, archery, powerlifting and many more sports. Get Kids Going! inspires British disabled youngsters to compete in sporting events, from start to paralympic level, by also giving them sports grants to help with their; training, physiotherapy, travel, competition fees, design and development of sports' equipment etc. With your help many can become world record holders and paralympic champions!.
We will host both a 5.1 Mile race and a 1.7 Mile Youth Race & Walk
In addition to the race there are fabulous post race activities for the whole family described in more detail below.