The Run Itinerary 2011

The Run Itinerary & Event Planners Here is your guide to contact organizers & planners in your area!

We are considering organizers for 2012 in cities and towns across America and those below without planners listed. Please let us know if you’d like to plan an event or know people in that area by e-mailing dave (at) ions.com

Sun, July 17, 2011—24 miles,  San Francisco – Larkspur, CA

  • 9:00 -10:30 AM, San Francisco:  Jackson Recreation Center (17th Street & Arkansas Street on Potrero Hill), Public event with dancers from the Fei Tian Academy and speaker: American Association of Naturopathic Medicine President, Dr. Carl Hangee-Bauer, ND.  For additional details, contact: Michele Hangee-Bauer, Michele@SFNatMed.com, 415. 643. 6600
  • 3:30 pm, Larkspur, Marin Natural Medicine Clinic (265 Magnolia Avenue, Larkspur), public reception featuring Dr. David Schleich, President of National College of Naturopathic Medicine, and Doctors Todd Maderis and Sally LaMont, with a tour, refreshments, and health education.  For additional details, contact: Dr. Sally Lamont, Sally@Naturodoctor.com

Mon, July 18—23 miles, Berkeley – Lafayette, CA

  • 8:30 am, Berkeley - Start at Whole Foods (3000 Telegraph Ave) for public event and brief stop at Mariposa Bakery
  • 10:00 am-1:00, Oakland- Stop at Whole Foods (230 Bay Place) for public event

  • 4:00- 8:00, Lafayette-Stop at Whole Foods (3615 Mt Diablo Blvd ) for public event, for more information, contact: Dr. Tara Levy, ND, tara@taranaturalmedicine.com

Tue, July 19,35 miles, Lafayette – Fairfield, CA

  • Fairfield Event, 4:30, Dr. Noa’s office (1371 Oliver Road – Suite B, Fairfield).  Contact: Dr. Noa, DC, DrNoa@aol.com

Wed, July 20, 34 miles, Fairfield- Davis, CA

  • 4:30-7:30, Davis Farmer’s Market (Central Park, 3rd and C Street), sponsored by the Institute for Restorative Health.  Chiropractic, massage, health screenings will be available, as well as an “Ask the Doctor” session with Dr. Bianca Garilli, ND.  For more information, contact: Laurel Hassid – laurel.hassid@4irh.com, 530. 758. 4474 ext 221

Thur, July 21, 16 miles, Davis – Sacramento, CA

  • 12:30, Sacramento, Health rally at the Capitol West steps.  For more information, contact:  Meghan O’Hara- Meghan@TheRun.org, 916. 446. 2591

Fri, July 22 - Rest/Public Event Day in Sacramento, CA

  • 6:00-8:00pm, Health Festival in Fremont Park (16th & P Streets) with local food vendors, band, and healthcare practitioners!  For more information, contact: Meghan O’Hara, Meghan@TheRun.org, 916. 446. 2591.

Sat, July 23—37 miles, Sacramento - Roseville – Auburn, CA

  • 11:00 am, Roseville: Sunrise Natural Foods (1950 Douglas Blvd # C1, Roseville, CA) , BBQ and Health festival! Contact Eric Gillespie, 916. 532. 8990 for more information.
  • 4:30, Bukovina Clinic (826 Lincoln Way, Auburn 95602) reception open to the public.  for more information, contact: Dr. Cari Thachuk, ND, DrCari@mybukovina.com, 530. 885. 5908

*Note – July 24-26 Route has been changed due to road construction*

Sun, July 24— 31 miles, Placerville, CA – Kyburz, CA

Mon, July 25 – 28 miles, Kyburz, CA  - South Lake Tahoe, CA

Tues, July 26 - 29 miles, Emerald Bay State Park – King’s Beach, CA

Wed, July 27—37 miles, King’s Beach – Reno, NV

  • 4:30, Reno Event: Whole Foods (6139 S. Virginia Street, Reno, NV)  event with a silent auction and raffle in the Culinary Arts room. Contact: Dr. Tara Finley, ND – 775.337.1334.

Thur, July 28 - Rest Day in Reno/Sparks Area

  • 3:00-7:00 pm,  Health fair at the Sparks Marina (E. Lincoln Way, Sparks, NV 89434). A great evening with speakers, informational booths, and raffles!   Contact: Dr. Tara Finley, ND – 775.337.1334.

Fri, July 29—37 miles, Sparks, NV - Fernley, NV

Sat-Sun, July 30, 31—62 miles, Fernley, NV - Lovelock, NV

Mon-Tue, August 1, 2—74 miles, Lovelock , NV- Winnemucca, NV

  • Winnemucca Event, contact: Kathryn Brooks, kathryn.brooks@student.ncnm.edu

Wed, August 3—30 miles, Winnemucca, NV - Elko, NV

  • Elko Event, contact: Kathryn Brooks, kathryn.brooks@student.ncnm.edu

Thur-Fri-Sat, August 4, 5, 6—91 miles, Wendover, UT - Burmester, UT

Sun, August 7—37 miles, Burmester -Salt Lake City, UT

  • Salt Lake City Event, Arriving at the state capitol at 4:30 pm.  Contact: Dr. Todd Cameron, ND – TCameron1@gmail.com

Mon, August 8—Public Events/Media/REST in Salt Lake City Area, 3:00-6:00 p.m. event at Sunflower Farmer’s Market, 656 South 200 east., SLC, Utah, 84102

Tue, August 9— 15 miles, Salt Lake City -Sandy, UT

Wed, August 10—32 miles, Sandy - Provo, UT

Thur, August 11—26 miles, Provo - Heber, UT

  • Park City, UT Event, 4:00 pm, Waldorf Astoria Park City Hotel (Golden Door Spa), 2100 Frostwood Dr., 84098,  Contact: Dr. Trevor Holly Cates, ND – drtcates@gmail.com

Fri- Sat, August 12, 13—70 miles, Heber - Duchesne, UT

Sun, August 14—29 miles, Duchesne - Roosevelt, UT

Mon, August 15—30 miles, Roosevelt - Vernal, UT

Tue, August 16—33 miles, Vernal, UT – Dinosaur, CO

  • 4:00- dusk, Event in Glenwood, Glenwood Downtown Market ( Centennial Park, 828 Grand Avenue, Glenwood Springs, CO). Contact: Dr. Tucker Meager, ND,  DrMeager@NDMed.net, 970. 948. 9128

Wed-Thur-Fri, August 17, 18, 19—88 miles, Dinosaur - Craig, CO

Sat, August 20—42 miles, Craig - Steamboat Springs, CO

Sun-Thur, August 21, 22, 23, 24, 25—137 miles, Steamboat Springs - Fort Collins, CO

  • 3:30- 6:30 pm, Vitamin Cottage (4381 S. College Ave, Ft. Collins, 80525). Customer Appreciation Day and Welcome Party for the RUN.  Free BBQ and information tables with local ND’s. Contact: Mary Rondeau, frushkie@yahoo.com.

Fri, August 26- Fort Collins – Boulder, CO

  • 4:30, Alfalfa’s Market, (1651 Broadway, Boulder, CO 80302) Welcome Party for The RUN.

Sat, August 27—Public Events/Media/Rest in Boulder area

  • 8:30-1:00 pm, Lousville Farmers Market (Front Street – Downtown, Louisville, CO 80027)

  • 6:00-8:00 pm, Vitamin Cottage, evening event.  Contact: Dr. Cheri King, ND: cheri@cheriking.com, Dr. Denise Clark, ND: ClarkNaturalMedicine@gmail.com.

Sun, August 28—24 miles, Boulder –  Arvada, CO

  • Arvada Event, Contact: Wes Nicholson- WesNicholson@yahoo.com

Mon, August 29- 10 miles, Arvada-Denver, CO

Tue-Thur, August 30, 31, Sept 1—91 miles, Denver -  Limon, CO

Fri-Tue, Sept 2, 3, 4, 5, 6—165 miles, Limon – Oakley, KS

Wed-Thur, September 7, 8—55 miles, Oakley - WaKeeney, KS

Fri, September 9—34 miles, WaKeeney - Hays, KS

Sat, September 10—29 miles, Hays - Russell, KS

Sun- Tues, September 11, 12, 13—73 miles, Russell - Salina, KS

Wed-Thur, September 14, 15—70 miles, Salina - Manhattan, KS

  • 5:00-7:00 pm, Manhattan Running Company (3015 Anderson Avenue Manhattan, KS 66503) – Meet & greet with The RUNners!

Fri-Sat, September 16, 17—60 miles, Manhattan - Topeka, KS

Sun, September 18—30 miles, Topeka - Lawrence, KS

  • 4:00 pm, Runners meet local escorts at Kansas River Bridge and run down Massachusetts St to join health fair at South Park by the gazebo, Contact: Tim O’Brien, obrkids@yahoo.com

Mon, September 19—Public Events/Media/REST in Lawrence City Area

Tue, September 20—36 miles, Lawrence - Overland Park, KS

  • Overland Park Event, Contacts: Dr. Alicia Johnson, ND – AliciaJohnsonNMD@gmail.com; Dr. Jody Krukowski, ND – TreatemNat@aol.com

Wed, September 21—15 miles, Overland Park, KS - Kansas City, MO

Thur, September 22—Public Events/Media/REST in Kansas City, MO

  • 3-8:00 pm, Urban Natural Medicine Festival – St. Monica’s Catholic Church, Dr. Lori Blankinship, ND – VillageMedicine@yahoo.com

Fri-Sat, September 23, 24—63 miles, Kansas City – Independence – Concordia, MO

  • Independence Event: 12:00 at Nature’s Pantry (19019 E 48th Street South, Independence, MO 64055), Contact: Bob, bob@pantry.biz

Sun-Mon, September 25, 26—71 miles, Concordia -Columbia, MO

Tue-Wed, September 27, 28—71 miles, Columbia – Warrenton, MO

Thur, September 29—23 miles, Warrenton – Lake St. Louis, MO

Fri, September 30—38 miles, Lake St. Louis -St. Louis, MO

  • St. Louis Event, Arriving at the Arch at 4:30 pm, contact: Dr. Katherine Faur – Katherine.Faur@gmail.com

Sat, October 1—Public Events/Media/REST in St. Louis area

  • Career Seminar at Webster University Center ( 175 Edgar Road, Webster Groves), 1:00-3:00 pm, contact: Dr. Katherine Faur – Katherine.Faur@gmail.com, Dr. Rebecca Wilhelm:  rebeccawilhelmnd@gmail.com

Sun-Mon, October 2, 3—69 miles, St. Louis – Vandalia, IL

Tues, October 4—33 miles, Vandalia – Effingham, IL

Wed, October 5—33 miles, Effingham – Casey, IL

Thur, October 6—34 miles, Casey – Terre Haute, IN

Fri, October 7 - 36 miles, Terre Haute – Mt Meridian, IN

Sat, October 8—35 miles, Mt Meridian - Indianapolis, Godby Family Day

Sun, October 9—Public Events/Media/Rest in Indianapolis area

  • West Lafayette, Community Natural Wellness Fair (West Lafayette Public Library, 208 W. Columbia, West Lafayette, Indiana, 47906) With guest speaker Dr. Decker Weiss, food, informational booths and door prizes!
    Contact: Dr. Amy Clewell, ND – DrAmyClewell@gmail.com, 206. 412. 4884.

Mon-Tues, October 10, 11—68 miles, Indianapolis - Richmond, IN

  • 4:30 pm, Cycling and Fitness Warehouse,  (213 North 3rd Street, Richmond, IN 47374), finish line celebration!  Contact: Dr. Mandy Corwin, mandycorwin@gmail.com, (804) 396-4325.

Wed-Thur, October 12, 13—66 miles, Richmond, IN - Dayton, OH – Springfield, OH,

  •  Wednesday, October 12th - Dayton, 4:30 pm, Event at Healthy Alternative (8258 N Main St. Dayton, OH) 937-890-8000, Contact: Dr. Jessica Patella, ND – drjpatella@gmail.com

Fri-Sat, October 14, 15—45 miles, Springfield - Columbus, OH

  • October 14 – Dr. Godby speakers at Columbus Marathon VIP Reception, The Run booth at Columbus Marathon Health and Fitness Expo – Greater Columbus Convention Center, 12:00-7:00 pm.
  • October 15 – Dr. Godby speaks at Expo (time TBD), The Run booth 9:00am – 7:00pm, Dr. Kimberly Kalfas, ND – Info@DrKimberlyKalfas.com; Dr. Erin Kirwin, ND – Erin@ErinKirwin.com, 614. 746. 5704

Sun, October 16—35 miles, Columbus - Newark, OH

Mon, October 17—26 miles, Newark - Zanesville, OH

Tues, October 18—25 miles, Zanesville - Cambridge, OH

Wed, October 19—26 miles, Cambridge - Barnesville, OH

Thur, October 20—30 miles, Barnesville - Wheeling, WV

Fri-Sat, October 21, 22—61 miles, Wheeling - Pittsburgh, PA

  • 1:00-5:00 pm, Natural Medicine Awareness Day – at South Hills Power Yoga (3045 West Liberty Ave, Pittsburgh, PA) – free educational event to the public!  Contact: Dr. Maureen Tighe, ND – DrTighe@TrilliumNatural.com

Sun, October 23—Public Events/Media/REST in Pittsburgh area

Mon, October 24—31 miles, Pittsburgh - Greensburg, PA

Tues-Wed, October 25, 26—65 miles, Greensburg - Bedford, PA

Thur-Fri, October 27, 28- 28—62 miles, Bedford - Hagerstown, MD

  • 3:30, Runners meet at City Hall (1 East Franklin Street), to run a loop around Hagerstown City Park. The run will end at Rocky’s Pizza in a fun Q & A with Dr. Godby and the RUNners! Contact: Patti Jones at Jeff.Jones@myactv.net or 301. 992.2123.

Sat, October 29—25 miles, Hagerstown - Frederick, MD

  •  3:oo, Meet at If the Shoe Fits (1507 W Patrick St # 3, Frederick), The RUNners will join the race route of the Headless Horseman 5K, which is being held at Frederick High School and is sponsored by the Girls Cross Country team. They will end at the FHS track and Dr. Godby will speak to the running community after the race finishes.

Sun, October 30—32 miles, Frederick - Gathersburg -Rockville, MD

Mon, October 31—Public Events/Media/REST

Tues, November 1—18 miles, Rockville – Washington, DC - presented by Metagenics » 

  • 3:00 pm, Knowles Apothecary & Pharmacy (10400 Connecticut Ave #100, Kensington, MD) Health Fair and open house!

Wed, November 2— Capitol Hill Day in Washington DC - presented by Metagenics » 

Thurs, November 3—ION Youth Health Summit in Washington, DC 

Fri, November 4—38 miles, Washington, DC - Baltimore, MD 

presented by Metagenics » Meet at 6:00 pm at 3600 Roland Ave, Baltimore, MD 21211 , for a ceremonial run & celebration! Contact: Dr. Emily Telfair, dremilytelfair@gmail.com.

Sat-Sun, November 5, 6—75 miles, Baltimore – Bel Air South – Wilmington, DE

Presented by Metagenics »

  • Saturday, November 5th – 4:30, Charm City Run (126 S. Main St, Bel Air, MD 21014), Come to meet Dr. Godby and the RUNners at our finish line and run with the crew! Contact: Brian Nasuta, 410-838-3243, brian@charmcityrun.com.  
  • Sunday, November 6th – 4:30, Delaware Running Company (129 East Main Street, Newark, DE) – Finish Line Celebration! Contact: Diane Paradise, paradise.diane@gmail.com

Mon, November 7—14 miles, Wilmington - Philadelphia, PA

presented by Metagenics »  

  • 9:00 am, Mount Pleasant Elementary School (500 Duncan Road, Wilmington, DE 19809) – Presentation to 3rd & 4th Grade Students! Contact: Marissa Finocchiaro, mlfinocchiaro@gmail.com
  • 7:00 pm Lotus Farm to Table (112 West State Street, Media, PA 19063), Delicious local dinner with Dr. Renee Awad, President of the Pennsylvania Association of Naturopathic Physicians, and Diane Paradise, inspiring cancer survivor and founder of 365 Days of Health.  **To reserve your tickets for this wonderful evening, please call Lotus Farm to Table at 610. 565. 5554!

Tues, November 8— Philadelphia Run, 14 miles

  presented by Metagenics » 10:00-1:00 pm, Rittenhouse Square Farmers Market  (18th & Walnut Streets), Contact: Dr. Jill Hoffman, jill@centercitynaturopathic.com.


Wed, November 9—30 miles, Philadelphia - Trenton, NJ

presented by Metagenics » 

Thurs, November 10—30 miles, Trenton - Princeton University - Rutgers University (New Brunswick) presented by Metagenics »

11:00 Yogurtland – Hamilton Marketplace 141 Marketplace Blvd Hamilton, NJ

3:00 The Run, trains with the Princeton Cross Country Team, Princeton University

Fri, November 11—10 miles, Prospect Park  - Central Park, Manhattan, NY

8:00 Welcome Party | The Green Fig Brooklyn

11:00 Sports Industry Press Conference | Sports Authority 3rd Avenue

  • NYC Events, Contact: Dave Behar 310.721.7017 dave (at) ions.com, Carolyn Buddhan-BudhanCaroline@yahoo.com, 347. 512. 6220

Sat, November 12

10:00 AANMC Health Forum

1:00 Whole Foods – Holiday Harvest Party

7:00 Naturo Night Dinner at TRAFFIC Midtown East

Sun, November 13

10:00 The Run Champions Brunch | Dave & Busters Times Square

Activation Day + Tour in NYC

Mon, November 14— The Run Media Day & Tour in NYC

Tues, November 15 —24 miles, NYC - Rye, NY

Bridge Day & Kick-off to Bridgeport, presented by Nordic Naturals »        

Wed November 16—33 miles to outskirts of Bridgeport, CT

Thursday, November 17     The Run | Survival Arrival in Bridgeport -  presented by Nordic Naturals »

  • Bridgeport Campus Health Fair,  Noon to 1:00 pm for The Run arrival and concurrent Health Fair (held from 10-3) at the University of Bridgeport in the Wheeler Recreation Center (400 University Ave Bridgeport, CT). Contact: Dr. Elizabeth Pimentel, ND – EPimente@Bridgeport.edu