2nd Annual Trio for Justice Half-Marathon and Bike Ride (Chiang Mai)
November 14, 2010
BABSEA CLE is excited to announce that the 2nd Annual Trio for Justice Half-Marathon/ Half-Marathon Relay, 10K Run & 10K Fun Bike Ride will be held over the weekend of Sunday, November 14, 2010 in Sankamphaeng, approximately 48 kilometers outside of Chiang Mai. BABSEA CLE has created the Trio for Justice to take place annually to raise funds for social justice causes in the region and helping to build university based Community Legal Education (CLE) programs.
DONATION BIKE RIDE
The Trio for Justice 2010 will kick off on Sunday morning, November 14th, with the 10 KM. Fun Bike Ride (start at 7.00 am.) or 21 KM. (start at 6.30 am). Bike Ride Participants will have the option to enroll in one of the two bike rides. Participants can use locally purchase bikes, which will be donated to the Meaphahaen School after the race. Participants can donate any helmets they bring to the event. The school is located in a local village, and most of the students of the Meaphahae School are orphans from Burma or Northern ethnic minority communities. Bike Event participants will also get to personally present their bicycles to representatives of the local school.
10 KM RUN HALF MARATHON / TEAM RELAY
The running portion of the event begins bright and early on Sunday morning, November 14th, with a staggered start for the half marathon/ half-marathon team relay and 10K runs (10K runs start at 7.15 am and the half-marathon/The half-marathon relay start at 6.45 am). The half-marathon relay teams will consist of 4 members per team, and the half- marathon relay will begin at the same time as the half-marathon. Participants from all events will ride and/or run through the King’s Project Reforestation Community. In the case of the Half-Marathon/Half-Marathon Relay, runners will enjoy views of a small Thai village and its surrounding rice fields. The majority of the route is flat, with some slight rolling hills, The run will take participants though stunning rural Thailand scenery with runners finishing at the local Meaphahaen School, another BABSEA-CLE supported partner.
For more information, please call 0 5380 8057, or visit the website : www.trioforjustice.org
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