Can’t make it to the relay this year, but still want to participate?

Run to the Sun Relay is welcome to teams both near and far. If you are unable to make the trek down to Texas for this year’s race, you can still participate as a virtual team!

“My son Taylor has late infantile Batten disease. We are from Battle Creek, Iowa, and we signed up for the virtual run not only to support him, but all other children who suffer from this horrible disease. What a great time we had! We are proof that even from a small town a thousand miles away from the relay, there is still a way to help! We received many personal donations from family and friends, but our biggest success was our garage sale. Our local firemen let us use their station to hold the event and people from our community came together to donate items and bake goods for the sale. Rather than pricing items, we made it all free-will donations and what an amazing turn-out we had! We also set up a walk/run in Ida Grove to be held the same weekend as Run to the Sun in Texas. Due to our wonderful Iowa weather, we had to postpone for a week because of snow. Local stores donated water and cookies and to advertise, we made flyers and sent a copy home with all the children from the school district. We were very pleased with the support we had from everyone. The walk was awesome and Taylor was even able to join us as the weather was perfect! I encourage everyone, no matter where you are from or how small of a community you come from, to get involved. We are excited for next year already!”

-Heather Groth, captain of Team Taylor

Interested?

Register online as a virtual participant and follow the same steps as running participants. You will be listed as a runner/team on the website and in all applicable collateral. Additionally, you can participate in the Sun to the Run pedometer team. Email Danielle for more information.

  • Agree to fundraise for Beyond Batten Disease Foundation. Use the online tools provided to share your personal fundraising Web page and ask your friends and family to support your efforts. Meanwhile, you will receive encouraging emails with tips for fundraising and training and information about the Foundation. Virtual participants are eligible for the fundraising awards
  • As the event gets closer, you can decide to host your own mini-relay or just log a few miles in honor of the event.

Have questions? Contact us at info@beyondbatten.org.

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