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JustBeingGirls.com is hosting “B” on the Run…TWILIGHT 5K Run/Walk and Party at Vasona County Park in Los Gatos on Saturday, September 22, 2012 from 4 pm to 8 pm.

Vasona County Park provides a beautiful setting for the event…starting and finishing the run/walk in the Park. Los Gatos is the perfect site for an event that will attract fitness enthusiasts and bring the community together for a festive event benefiting JDRF and Girls on the Run of Silicon Valley. Participants will be able to compete, challenge personal goals, or simply enjoy the event. This will be an event for the whole family.

The FINISH LINE at Vasona County Park will be the site for the evening “after race party.” The entertainment portion of the event is open until 8:00 p.m. and will include an awards ceremony honoring achievements of race participants in several categories, prize drawings, a live band, car exhibit, wine, beverages, and a variety of exhibitors of products, services, and food.

The event will attract an all-star lineup of celebrities and athletes…health and fitness personalities, radio talk show hosts, professional and Olympic athletes, TV media and a host of Silicon Valley sponsors.

We anticipate thousands of registered athletes, fitness buffs and fun-lovers to attend. This event is a perfect way to bring everyone together for a fun evening, and to raise awareness for two wonderful non-profit organizations we support.

Because this event is an early evening run with a starting race time of 4:00 p.m. (NOT the standard early morning run) with an after race party continuing until 8:00 p.m. , we believe that we are creating something new and exciting for EVERYONE to ENJOY!

We are staging the first annual “B” on the Run…TWILIGHT 5K Run/Walk and Party to help promote Type 1 diabetes awareness and fund research. We are also proud to support Girls on the Run of Silicon Valley in furthering their efforts to continue development of their programs.  

JDRF is the leading global organization focused on type 1 diabetes (T1D) research. Driven by passionate, grassroots volunteers connected to children, adolescents, and adults with this disease, JDRF is now the largest charitable supporter of T1D research. The goal of JDRF research is to improve the lives of every person affected by T1D by accelerating progress on the most promising opportunities for curing, better treating, and preventing T1D. JDRF collaborates with a wide spectrum of partners who share this goal.

Since its founding in 1970, JDRF has awarded more than $1.6 billion to diabetes research. Past JDRF efforts have helped to significantly advance the care of people with this disease, and have expanded the critical scientific understanding of T1D. JDRF will not rest until T1D is fully conquered. More than 80 percent of JDRF’s expenditures directly support research and research-related education.  

For more information, please visit www.jdrfbayarea.org

Girls on the Run (GOTR) of Silicon Valley is a life-changing, non-profit prevention program that uses the power of running to help girls in 3^rd to 8^th grade develop self-respect and value a healthy lifestyle.

GOTR curriculum addresses the development of the whole girl…her physical, emotional, mental and social well-being. The program combines training for a 5K mile running event with healthy living education. It also empowers girls with a greater sense of self-awareness, a sense of achievement and a foundation in team building, as well as a commitment to making a positive difference in their communities, all of which help them become strong, contented and self-confident women.

Each year GOTR trains 200 coaches from the community who lead programs and serve as confident, physically active role models. Visit www.gotrsv.org to learn more!

Event Director and co-founder of JustBeingGirls.com, Valerie has developed and staged numerous events and fundraisers.  As “Special Events Coordinator” for Runner’s World and Fit magazines, Valerie helped stage many local and national fitness events and competitions, including the International Corporate Cup Relays. This network televised event featured athletes from Fortune 500 companies worldwide competing in track and field events.

Dedicated to fitness, Valerie developed and produced the Women’s Fitness Celebration, 10K Run/5K Walk and health and fitness festival. For five years, the event attracted multi-national corporate sponsors, nationally known celebrities, including Olympic Gold Medalist, Peggy Fleming; KGO Radio Host and Fitness Personality, Joanie Greggains; KPIX TV Meteorologist, Roberta Gonzales; 98.1 KISS FM Radio Host, Renel; and Olympic athletes supporting the event to raise money for breast cancer research.

Christine Kennedy is a dominant figure on the national racing scene. She is a third time Boston Marathon Winner in her age division.

In December, Christine was named the 2011 Masters Athlete of the Year by USA Track and Field’s Masters Committee. She was recently honored at the Jesse Owens Awards Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on December 3, 2011.

Christine is co-owner of Athletic Performance in Los Gatos and Willow Glen.

Hope is a Public Relations specialist who believes in the power of public relations, media, and creative partnerships. She owns and operates a full-service boutique agency. Her unparalleled energy, hands on approach, and imaginative thinking is fueled by her innate creativity.

Hope has a proven track record of success creating recognition by delivering top-tier media placements for both established and emerging brands and clients alike.

In addition to her contributions in the world of PR, she is a non-stop contributor to a myriad of philanthropic causes and events, both large and small, and donates countless hours of her creative time and talents. www.hpdpr.com

Charles is an athlete, fitness trainer, and coach – eats, sleeps and breaths all things fitness and health. From impossibly perfected exercise regimes to eating habits to envy, it only makes sense that Charles be the Fitness and Training Advisor for “B” on the Run.

His philosophy is simple…You only get out of something, what you put in to it – physically, emotionally and spiritually.

He is an athlete, training the athlete in us all and the co-founder and master fitness trainer for the Bay Area’s own ve·rac·i·ty fitness™. Charles believes in the “truth,” “precision” and “accuracy” behind fitness – sacrifice, discipline, drive, hard-work, passion, and results.

For over 20 years, Charles has been refining his craft to not only satisfy his own personal fitness and health goals, but to help countless men, women and children achieve their own. www.veracityfitness.com