Lincoln Tunnel Challenge Fun Run/Walk
Sunday, April 20, 2008
22nd Annual
Lincoln Tunnel Challenge
Fun Run/Walk
Weehawken
 
 Presented by:    AmeriHealth New Jersey

Click here to participate or donate on-line
 
Who : 

Calling all runners, joggers and walkers to step up to The Challenge.

 
What : 

A USATF certified 5K (3.1 mile) fun run/walk from New Jersey to New York City and back via the Lincoln Tunnel. Awards, refreshments, entertainment and door prizes immediately following race.

 
Where : 

The NJ Transit Bus Parking Lot adjacent to the Lincoln Tunnel entrance in Weehawken, NJ, 500 Boulevard E. (New Yorkers can ride the FREE shuttle from NY's 41st St. between 8th & 9th avenues). Parking for the event is free.

 
When : 

Sunday, April 20, 2008
Run/Walk begins at 9 a.m.
Check-in begins at 6:30 a.m.      		RAIN OR SHINE
 
Why : 

Presented by The Port Authority of NY & NJ, the Lincoln Tunnel Administration, and Coach USA, the annual event benefits Special Olympics New Jersey. The Port Authority of NY & NJ is a member of New Jersey Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics New Jersey, a volunteer organization which last year ranked Number Two in the World with over 2 million dollars raised.

 
How : 

Click here to download a registration form. Click here to register or donate online. The cost to participate is $20 before April 11, 2008, and $25 after that date and on-site.

 
The Lincoln Tunnel: The South Tube will be closed and thoroughly cleaned the night before the event. The tunnel is continuously ventilated; with the inside air changed every 90 seconds. No traffic will be allowed in the tunnel until post-race.

Special Olympics New Jersey: Special Olympics New Jersey is a non-profit organization authorized and accredited by Special Olympics Incorporated and the Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation. Special Olympics New Jersey provides free year-round sports training and Olympic-type competition in 22 sports for over 16,000 children and adults with intellectual disabilities or other closely related developmental disabilities.
 

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For additional information about this and other events, please contact:
Special Olympics New Jersey
Phone: (609)896-8000    Email:
 
Created by the Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation. Authorized and Accredited by Special Olympics, Inc., for the Benefit of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities.