Posted: April 13, 2005

Athletics: Non-Profits to Win Big at BolderBOULDER Team Challenge

BOULDER, Colo. - (April 12, 2005) - The BolderBOULDER 10K - set for Memorial Day, May 30 - has teamed up with Roche Colorado to offer the second annual BolderBOULDER Non-Profit Team Challenge.

The winning team in this division will receive a $2,000 donation to their organization. The second place winner will receive $750 and third place winner will receive $250. Each non-profit can enter only one team of four to six runners, which must include at least one female participant. All team members must either be on staff with the non-profit or a board member. The winning team will be determined by adding up the times of the first four finishers per team. The team with the lowest total time will be the winner.

This division is only open to Boulder County 501(c)(3) organizations whose mission includes a commitment to serving the community of Boulder County. Athletic based non-profits are excluded from this specific challenge.

Teams can make this event even more fun and profitable by looking for a sponsor to match their "win" or by having their runners collect pledges toward their run by mile or by finish time.

Get more information on the Non-Profit Team Challenge online at www.bolderboulder.com.

About BolderBOULDER

The Celestial Seasonings BolderBOULDER 10K, a Running USA Founding Member, is one of the largest road races in the world and the largest timed 10K road race in the world. The race attracts up to 50,000 runners, walkers and wheelchair racers and draws professional racing teams from all over the world to compete for the largest non-marathon prize purse in road racing.

The race starts at the north end of 30th Street in Boulder near the First National Bank of Colorado, winds through neighborhoods with live music and entertainment at every corner, and finishes in the University of Colorado's Folsom Field. More than 100,000 spectators watch the festivities from inside the stadium and along the course. Every year, the race makes donations to local charities that provide volunteers to help stage the race. Over the years, beneficiaries have included the Boulder Humane Society, Attention Homes, Younglife, Boulder Optimists, local schools and church youth groups.

The BolderBOULDER is proud to be partnered with the following primary sponsors: Celestial Seasonings, Frontier Airlines and Millennium Hotel. The 27th Bolder Boulder will be held on Memorial Day, May 30, 2005.

For more information, call (303) 444-RACE or visit the race website at: www.BolderBOULDER.com.

Ryan Lamppa, Running USA Media Services Director
385 Oak View Lane
Santa Barbara, CA 93111

(805) 696-6232, fax (805) 967-5958
Ryan@RunningUSA.org
www.runningusa.org.