Big Texas Rally for Recovery FREE 5K 'Wild for Recovery'

Are you ready to run/walk or run/walk/run the FREE Big Texas Rally for Recovery 5K: WILD FOR RECOVERY? Join us on September 28th, 2024, at Rose Park. Start time will be at 7:30am by Joe Cook with Abilene Running Company! The course will run until 8:30am. (At 8:30am, the Big Texas Rally for Recovery will no longer be responsible for runners on the path.) The starting area will be near the children's playground. Look for the Abilene Running Company van! The 5K course is mapped through the park and will include mostly pavement and a little trail. (That will depend on whether you stay on the path.) WE ENCOURAGE everyone to wear animal costumes!!! We already know of some dinosaurs, tigers, and bears that will be running! If you don't have a costume, we will provide FREE animal face painting!! Face painting will begin at 7:30am and stop at 7:45am. FREE t-shirt and Finisher medal for ALL participants. Additional BANNERS for 1st place MALE and 1st place FEMALE WINNERS! Water (Bue Jug- West), Gatorade, and snacks will be provided at the START/FINISH line! **Special thanks to University of Texas - Addiction Research Institute and Health and Human Services for the grant sponsorship!

Big Texas Rally for Recovery History:

The Big Texas Rally for Recovery (BTRR) is a celebration of recovery for individuals, families, and entire communities across Texas. This celebration is part of the annual National Recovery Month celebrated across the country every year in September. In 2023, the University of Texas Addiction Research Institute (ARI) coordinated of BTRR events and distributed HHS funds to support local rallies. ARI developed an application process for BTRR Affiliate Organizations to recruit partners from local substance use and mental health recovery communities to be a part of the statewide BTRR planning committee and to host local rallies for recovery. ARI facilitated affiliate planning meetings to share resources and lessons learned along the way. ARI is proud to collaborate with all of the BTRR Affiliate Organizations, HHS Staff, local community partners and recovery communities for successful Recovery Month celebrations.