Most popular World Run Day cities 2009
Individual Runners (not including Groups)
| No. |
City |
Runners |
| 1 |
San Francisco, CA |
22 |
| 2 |
Pittsburgh, PA |
18 |
| 3 |
Anchorage, AK |
17 |
| 4 |
Portland, OR |
14 |
| 5 |
Birmingham, AL |
13 |
| 6 |
Houston, TX |
13 |
| 7 |
Baton Rouge, LA |
12 |
| 8 |
Frederick, MD |
10 |
| 9 |
San Diego, CA |
12 |
| 10 |
Jacksonville, FL |
10 |
| 11 |
Seattle, WA |
10 |
| 12 |
San Jose, CA |
09 |
| 13 |
Auburn, WA |
08 |
| 14 |
Austin, TX |
08 |
| 15 |
Baltimore, MD |
08 |
| 16 |
Colorado Springs, CO |
08 |
| 17 |
Long Beach, CA |
08 |
| 18 |
Salem, OR |
08 |
| 19 |
Virginia Beach, VA |
08 |
| 20 |
Multiple Cities |
07 |
The Top 20 Charities in 2009:
| No. |
Name |
Amount |
| 1 |
American Cancer Society |
$3,344.00 |
| 2 |
Susan Komen |
$1,438.00 |
| 3 |
ALS Foundation |
$1,403.00 |
| 4 |
Children's Wish Fund |
$1,000.00 |
| 5 |
World Vision |
$880.00 |
| 6 |
St.Jude Hospital |
$776.00 |
| 7 |
American Heart Association |
$667.00 |
| 8 |
Livestrong. |
$508.00 |
| 9 |
Team In Training |
$421.00 |
| 10 |
ASPCA |
$406.00 |
| 11 |
Make a Wish Foundation |
$347.00 |
| 12 |
Arthritis Foundation |
$265.00 |
| 13 |
American Diabetes Association |
$258.00 |
| 14 |
Red Cross |
$246.00 |
| 15 |
Habitat for Humanity |
$240.00 |
| 16 |
World Wildlife Fund |
$227.00 |
| 17 |
Breast Cancer |
$221.00 |
| 18 |
American Red Cross |
$196.00 |
| 19 |
Autism Speaks |
$115.00 |
| 20 |
Diabetes Research Foundation |
$80.00 |
See our archive for more events
Great Moments in World Run Day History WRD ARCHIVES:
Sting and Trudie Styler provide support with Rainforest Foundation.
Minnesota woman hosts WRD with over 850 runners.
Karen Williams raises $8,000 in Bensalem, PA
World Run Day: A day to celebrate running.
Runners in the United States are called upon to celebrate their sport and donate to their favorite charity. Pick a route that is meaningful and fun. Celebrate with running partners and friends. Register today to be part of our World Run Day 2010 Video.
Contact us to host the 2010 event at runday2009(at)yahoo.com if you are a corporation, we can empower your runners for one great day.
Running Clubs and Teachers Contacted
Passionate runners and charity organizations world-wide are being contacted to host World Run Day 2010. Teachers are also called upon to host a small event and teach about the benefits of running. Help us prepare a global day for running and charity with your community.
Receive the World Run Day 2010 official event t-shirt in advance
Last year we mailed all virtual run participants their event shirts in advance of the November 8th World Run Day event.
Charities please contact us
Charities please contact us as we will create your own donor page for runners to make on-line donations.
Mark your calendars!
Save the date - November 7, 2010. World Run Day 2010 could be one of the most unique running events ever! Participants can register to run in a local World Run Day event, or they can register to run on a self-created course using our internet tools.
Look at the web calendars for our event:
www.active.com
www.runnersworld.com
www.coolrunning.com
www.runningintheusa.com
www.rrca.org
and many more....
The World Run Day event is an opportunity for all runners to express themselves.
The concept of the event is similar to many global events where people can celebrate it wherever they live. Use your creativity to produce a small event and send us your story and pictures for the world to see.
Raise monies for your favorite charity and tell your local media about the health benefits of running.
Over 1,000 charities served!
World Run Day seen on the NBC Today Show!
Poster was seen on national TV on November 7... click for story
For Details Regarding 2009 Group Events Click Here
Just some of the initial cities that joined
World Run Day - San Francisco, CA
World Run Day - Annapolis, MD
World Run Day - Los Angeles, CA
World Run Day - Silver Spring, MD
World Run Day - Rochester, MI
World Run Day - Randolph, NJ
World Run Day - Fontana, CA
World Run Day - Dayton, OH
World Run Day - New York, NY
World Run Day - Bensalem, PA
World Run Day - Jay, FL
World Run Day - Cary, NC
World Run Day - Rome, NY
World Run Day - East Hartford, CT
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