VIRTUAL OPTION:Upload your times & photos on 4/20 - 4/27IN-PERSON OPTION/S: April 20 8AM CST / San Antonio TXRun Leads: Sara Zapata, RH Athlete Advocate with In The Loop Group RunLocation: Meets in the gravel lot at the corner of Appler St and N Alamo St.
April 20 10AM MST / Golden CORun Leads: Candace Gonzales, Profidia Beuke, Becca JayLocation: 1300 10th St. Golden, CO 80401 (Lyons Park, 10th and Maple St)
April 22 6PM PST / Los Angeles, CARun Lead: Alexis SaenzLocation: Los Angeles - Griffith park (where we hosted our other runs - Rattlesnake Trailhead / Steamers dirt lots)Distance Options: 5K / 1 Mile
April 22 6:15PM MST / Albuquerque, NMRun Lead /Run Group: Rosie’s Run Club (RRC)Founder - Ro and Team Captains - Adrian, Stesha, & CateLocation: Tractor Brewing, Nob Hill (118 Tulane Ave., Albuquerque, NM 87106)
April 24 6PM PST / Santa Cruz, CARun Leads: Jade Moore, Haley Feuerbacher | Run Group: The NliveN MovementLocation: Spring St Trail, Santa Cruz, Any Distance, 1hr of fun!
April 26 8AM EST / Harrisonburg, VA | Plogging ChallengeRun Lead: Jordan Whetstone, Rising HeartsMeetup: Farmer's MarketDistances: 5K - 5 Miles, 1 Mile Walk (we will have trash bags for runners, let's win the challenge and collect the most trash!)Community: Then we can celebrate and be in community with some Farmer's Market fun, get breakfast sandwiches, and have a picnic
April 27 Time TBD / Tucson, AZ$100 food/drink credit for those that attend!Location: Luna Y Sol Cafe, 137 W. 29th Street, Tucson, AZRun Leads: Sergio AvilaDistance: 5K, Walk
Dates: April 20-27thVirtual 5k Price: $15 (general)Plogging Group Challenge: $25 (for group run/walks in person, pick up trash while doing it)Plogging Individual Challenge: $25 (run/walk, pick up trash while doing it)
+ Options to only Donate+ Create your own virtual team+ Host your own group / community run/walk (Create a Virtual Team as well for participants to join you)+ Add the Indigenous lands you're on to your BIB+ Registration isn't required, you can download our digital bib too!
Take the Plogging Challenge:Rising Hearts is continuously inspired by community. And a fellow friend and community member is making running and picking up trash, a fashionable and fun thing to do as we care for the lands and community. Tina Muir, hosts the Running For Real Podcast and believes running is a vehicle for social change, co-author of Becoming a Sustainable Runner, and environmental and sustainability advocate, has made "plogging" a fun community act in caring for the environment. Let's do our part, whether big or small, to leave the lands and environment in a better place for the next generations!
Incentive Specifics for Plogging Group + Personal Challenge:+ When you participate in the group challenge, this is for people who are meeting up in person to run/walk and pick up trash while doing it. Submit your photos to elitefeats and email: [email protected] with your photos, a list of those attended, First, Last Name, Mailing Address, and shoe size
+ When you participate in the Personal Challenge, this is for individuals running, walking, biking, being outside, and collecting trash while doing it. Submit your photos to elitefeats and email: [email protected] with your photos, a list of those attended, First, Last Name, Mailing Address, and shoe size
NOTE: Winners with the most trash bags collected, will be selected to win a pair of running shoes. For Group Challenge, up to 35 will receive shoes, and for Individuals that sign up for the individual plogging challenge, up to 10 will receive a free pair of running shoes!
What is Plogging? Plogging is a combination of jogging with picking up litter, merging the Swedish verbs plocka upp (pick up) and jogga (jog) gives the new Swedish verb plogga, from which the word plogging derives.
We invite you to take the challenge to go plogging, collect as much waste as you can, take a photo and submit via Elitefeats, tag @rising_hearts on IG, and you can email it at [email protected] as well.
Registration Incentives:+ Take the Group Challenge: 1 team/group will be selected and rewarded with a free pair of running shoes (up to 35 people in group)+ Take the Individual Challenge: 10 of you may win a free pair of shoes and a copy of Becoming a Sustainable Runner+ If you join virtual team, Rising Hearts with an additional donation of $25 or more, 6 will be selected to win a free pair of running shoes + a copy of "Becoming a Sustainable Runner" or Fresh Banana Leaves" or The Intersectional Environmentalist of your choice+ If you register with an additional donation of any amount, 4 of you may win a pair of running shoes with a copy of Go Gently by Bonnie Wright+ If you just register, 4 of you may win a Rising Hearts t-shirt and stickers!
"Running is medicine. Running is tradition. Running is healing. Running is prayer. Running is community. Indigenous people are known for running – for the messages they carry – for the prayers they carry – for the tradition it brings. We run together as relatives, as a community, to recognize and celebrate Indigenous people! To acknowledge the past and what Native people have had to experience to be here today. We celebrate the present existence of Indigenous people and all the good medicine we bring to our relatives and to the lands. As we look ahead – we have the opportunity to dismantle current systems of oppression and racism and rebuild a better and visible future! Our relatives across Turtle Island (North America) are sharing so much of their hard work to support their communities and build a future for our next generations. This virtual race is to bring and call people in – to support Indigenous People, uplift the real history and stories, their strength, and their resilience – because we are still here! We are thriving.” – Jordan Marie Daniel
Ways to take action and participate for Earth Day:
+ Take action for Earth Day Week of Action with People's vs Fossil Fuels, Stop The Money Pipeline and Stand.earth
+ Take individual action and action with community on Earth Day 2025: earthday.org/action
Total may vary, based on additional options, such as donations.
*Includes processing fee
EVERYONE IS WELCOME TO SUPPORT AND PARTICIPATE!
NEW: Even at the in-person meet ups, you will have an opportunity to log your time online and post up to 5 photos!
Upload your time/photos 4/20 - 4/27
Location: Meets in the gravel lot at the corner of Appler St and N Alamo St.Run Lead: Sara Zapata, RH Athlete Advocate with In The Loop Group Run
Location: 1300 10th St. Golden, CO 80401 (Lyons Park, 10th and Maple St)Run Lead: Candace Gonzales, Profidia Beuke, Becca Jay
Location: Los Angeles - Griffith park (where we hosted our other runs - Rattlesnake Trailhead / Steamers dirt lots)Run Lead: Alexis SaenzDistance Options: 5K / 1 Mile
Location: Tractor Brewing, Nob Hill (118 Tulane Ave., Albuquerque, NM 87106) Run Lead /Run Group: Rosie’s Run Club (RRC)
Location: Spring St Trail, Santa Cruz, Any Distance, 1hr of fun!Run Leads: Jade Moore, Haley Feuerbacher | Run Group: The NliveN Movement
Location: Harrisonburg VA | Plogging ChallengeRun Lead: Jordan Whetstone, Rising HeartsDistances: 5K - 5 Miles, 1 Mile Walk (we will have trash bags for runners, let's win the challenge and collect the most trash!)Community: Then we can celebrate and be in community with some Farmer's Market fun, get breakfast sandwiches, and have a picnic
Time TBDLocation: Luna Y Sol Cafe, 137 W. 29th Street, Tucson, AZRun Lead: Sergio AvilaDistances: 5K, Walk$100 food/drink credit for those that attend!
For group run/walks in person, pick up trash while doing it
Run/walk, pick up trash while doing it
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You are NOT registering a participant or family member - this is a donation to support a runner in need. The event team will issue a coupon code/s to a runner/s in need - Thank you!
Are you a runner in need? Please email: [email protected]
This is a donation - you are not sponsoring your own personal family member but instead being a good relative by donating to someone in need!
I do not want to register.This is a donation - you are not sponsoring your own personal family member but instead being a good relative by donating to someone in need!
Items will not be shipped internationally.You can still participate and post your times/photos!
You may be eligible to win a pair of shoes if you:+ Selected Group Plogging Challenge+ Selected Individual Plogging Challenge+ Join virtual team Rising Hearts with an additional donation of $25 or more.+ Register with an additional donation of any amount.
Acknowledge the Indigenous Lands you will run on by having it placed on your run bib. Unfortunately if you live abroad bibs are not shipped outside the United States/Turtle Island.
RESOURCES TO USE TO FIND THE INDIGENOUS LANDS YOU ARE ON:
A. Download the NativeLand App - this is a great resource.
B. Visit https://native-land.ca/
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Bundle of 5 Stickers
Earth Day (Small)
Bundle of 5 Stickers2" Square Matte
Every Child Matters
Bundle of 5 Stickers3" Matte
Rising Hearts
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Bundle of 5 Stickers1.5" Matte
Running for Justice
Running for Purpose
Running on Native Lands (Tan)
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Be A Good Relative
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