At last Friday's meeting, Ashley Burr, the race director of the Secret3k Guelph, spoke to our club about the upcoming walk/run on March 6th to support women's safety and right to run.
At last Friday's meeting, Ashley Burr, the race director of the Secret3k Guelph, spoke to our club about the upcoming walk/run to support the safety of women and their right to run.
Ashley spoke about her experiences as a runner and how it's not always safe for women to run in our communities. She explained how her personal experience led her to organize and host the first Secret3k marathon in Guelph. The run was an enormous success! In All of Canada, only the Secret3k in Montreal had more runners than Guelph.
The Secret3k, a marathon that was originally held in Afghanistan to allow women to run in secret, is a run/walk marathon designed to raise awareness about the barriers and safety issues that women face in sport and their everyday lives. The event is scheduled for March 6, during the week of International Women's Day. The Rotary Club of Guelph was one of the original backers of this event last year. Terrie Jarvis, especially, helped Ashley with funding applications and reaching out to other sponsors. By supporting this event, we are helping to eliminate gender inequality while empowering women and girls in our community.
If you are interested in running in this race, please register at this site:
https://raceroster.com/events/2024/73911/secret-3k
If you are interested in volunteering, please email Ashley Burr (ashlburr@gmail.com).
Ashley is an incredible athlete herself. On April 14, Ashley will be running in the Boston Marathon! This is an incredible feat! We all wish you the best of luck in your training and in the race, Ashley!