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Come enjoy a beautiful day running (or walking!) the trails of Kit Carson Park in Escondido, California in support of Operation Courage Is Beautiful, the nation’s first and only ongoing non-profit care package program supporting women in the military celebrating our 12th anniversary!

We are hosting our Annual Operation Courage 5K Run/Walk & Kids Fun Run on Sat. October 16, 2021. The 5K Run/Walk begins at 9 am, and the Kids Fun Run starts at 10 am. For those who cannot make it in-person, we are also hosting a Virtual 5K.

All participants will receive a race t-shirt! ***LAST DAY TO REGISTER TO RECEIVE A GUARANTEED T-SHIRT ON RACE DAY will be October 10th. Late registrants may have to pick up their shirts after the event.

The top 3 finishers in the women's and men's categories will receive Operation Courage 5K medals!

This course is mostly on trails and is not recommended for strollers, however, a sport stroller, which is what most running parents use, will have absolutely no problems following this course.

Detailed course map https://routes.rungoapp.com/route/lYx4WbuliU

This event and all participants must comply with all applicable federal, state, and local COVID-19 orders, regulations, and guidance. Please practice social distancing.

Operation Courage is Beautiful’s mission is to bring a little joy and femininity to our active duty, deployed US servicewomen through care packages geared for women. We are a 501(c)3 tax-exempt, non-profit organization in which donations are tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law. 94% of our funds go directly toward the packaging and shipping costs of our care packages.

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Register Today!

RACE DETAILS
Our event starts at 9 am in the morning with our 5K Run/Walk through the trails of Kit Carson Park. See the race route: https://routes.rungoapp.com/route/lYx4WbuliU

The course has been designed to be sport stroller friendly. Our Kids 1K Fun Run will start shortly thereafter.

The top three finishers of men's and women's in-person races receive medals.

Teams of 5 and up are welcome, with a registration fee of $20 each. (Applicable refunds will be provided on the day of the race if the team size of 5 members is met)

Participant perks are available at end of the race!

ONLINE SILENT AUCTION
Everyone is also encouraged to enjoy our AMAZING ONLINE SILENT AUCTION from October 1st, 8 am to October 16, 5 pm. Our auction includes travel, golf, fitness, speciality services, priceless items, and more!

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FaceBook https://fb.me/e/l16Vn7gAg

Refunds will be available until October 2, 2021

ABOUT OPERATION COURAGE
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Operation Courage Is Beautiful is the nation's first and only ongoing non-profit care package program supporting women in the military. Women make up over 16% of the US Armed Forces, yet they are often forgotten or overlooked by military support organizations.

With the help of people like you, Operation Courage is Beautiful collects in-kind donations (goods) and monetary donations to create and ship high-quality care packages made of female-oriented personal care products, reading materials and more for service members deployed across the globe. Requests for these care packages are made by the service member herself, a colleague, friend or family member via our online request form. Discover the ways you can help!

Our goal in 2019 is to fully fund and collect enough donations to send 1,000 large USPS flat rate care packages with a total weight of 9 tons to overseas deployed personnel.

Operation Courage is Beautiful is a 501(c)3 tax-exempt, non-profit organization in which donations are tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law. Tax ID#47-4812161.