{"id":5165,"date":"2019-02-07T09:48:55","date_gmt":"2019-02-07T14:48:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/floridanewsline.com\/Clone2\/?p=5165"},"modified":"2019-02-07T09:48:55","modified_gmt":"2019-02-07T14:48:55","slug":"reimagined-donna-marathon-weekend-returns-feb-8-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/floridanewsline.com\/Clone2\/ponte-vedra\/reimagined-donna-marathon-weekend-returns-feb-8-10\/","title":{"rendered":"Reimagined DONNA Marathon weekend returns Feb. 8 – 10"},"content":{"rendered":"

By NewsLine Staff<\/em>
\nmail@floridanewsline.com<\/em><\/p>\n

This weekend, Feb. 8 \u2013 11, join Donna Deegan and thousands of runners, walkers and spectators as they experience a reimagined DONNA Marathon Weekend with its start and finish in the heart of Neptune Beach and Atlantic Beach. With Beaches Town Center now the epicenter of weekend events, locals and visitors have choices to shop, dine, relax and now race! Listed as Women\u2019s Running Magazine\u2019s \u201cfavorite charity race,\u201d 26.2 with DONNA The National Marathon to Finish Breast Cancer is the only marathon in the country dedicated to breast cancer research and care.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe believe the Beaches Town Center, with its eclectic mix of shops, restaurants and entertainment, will provide runners with a unique beach destination experience,\u201d said event founder Donna Deegan. \u201cThis is what runners are telling us they want. A beautiful running venue and one that also offers a welcoming fan experience and exciting post-race celebration.\u201d<\/p>\n

Now in its 12th<\/sup>\u00a0year, DONNA Marathon Weekend events include a 5K, marathon, half marathon and race expo, all taking place on the island. The shift means the Intracoastal Bridge is no longer a part of the route. That makes the Boston Marathon-qualifying course, already one of Florida\u2019s fastest, an even greater opportunity for setting new personal records.<\/p>\n

The theme of the 2019 DONNA Marathon Weekend is #TogetherWeWILL, aimed at inspiring everyone through the power of working together. It is a reminder that together we help our friends, family and community achieve monumental goals. Together, we push each other to run a little faster, walk a little further and give a little more, because together we can, and we will.<\/p>\n

Since its inception in 2008, DONNA Marathon Weekend has raised nearly $6 million in funding for The DONNA Foundation, moving over 12,000 families living with breast cancer from a place of fear to one of love by providing assistance and support when it is needed most. The DONNA Foundation has also disbursed more than $3.3 million of race proceeds to the Mayo Clinic Breast Cancer Translational Genomics Research Program.<\/p>\n

\n

Marathon Weekend Events:<\/strong><\/p>\n

FRIDAY | FEBRUARY 8, 2019<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Social Shakeout Run<\/strong><\/p>\n

This event is free and open to the public. Race founders Donna Deegan, Olympian and Training Director Jeff Galloway, and Dr. Edith Perez will be participating in the run. A three-mile run\/walk will begin at 8 a.m.<\/p>\n

WHEN:\u00a0<\/strong>8 a.m.<\/p>\n

WHERE:\u00a0<\/strong>Southern Grounds, 200 1st Street, Neptune Beach<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

DONNA Packet Pickup & Community Expo presented by Puma Biotechnology<\/strong><\/p>\n

This event is free and open to the public with complimentary parking included. Your reimagined DONNA Marathon Weekend brings the DONNA Health & Fitness Expo to the beach! We are transforming the \u201cOld K-Mart\u201d and rolling out the pink carpet to our entire community. Registration and packet pickup for all events will be available.<\/p>\n

WHEN:\u00a0<\/strong>Open 12 p.m. \u2013 6 p.m.<\/p>\n

WHERE<\/strong>: 500 Atlantic Blvd., Neptune Beach<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

SATURDAY | FEBRUARY 9, 2019<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

DONNA 5K presented by AXA and Jaguars Foundation\/
\nFamily Fun Run presented by Jaguars Foundation \/ DONNA 110 Ultra Marathon<\/strong><\/p>\n

5K participants earn our signature Running Ribbon medal and experience a reimagined 5K at the beach! DONNA ultra-marathon athletes also begin their 110 miles to finish breast cancer.<\/p>\n

WHEN:<\/strong><\/p>\n