Run to Remember is held at Piney Run Park in Sykesville, Maryland, USA.
It was created to remember club members who have passed away and is organised so that participants can run while thinking of someone they have lost.
The event's memorial purpose is reflected in both its name and course.
The race uses a loop course through the park's forests and meadows.
The 50 km race covers six laps, the 25 km race covers three laps, and the shorter events cover one lap.
The timed challenge records the number of laps completed within the allotted time.
Although everyone runs the same course, the conditions each participant must meet to finish depend on the race they have entered.
Parts of course offer views of the lake, with forests and meadows creating a changing landscape around each lap.
Rather than travelling towards a distant destination, you return along the same section.
If you choose a longer distance, you will pass the same paths several times.
Repeating the course within the park defines the character of this race.
The organisers prepare posters in parts of course to remember people who have passed away.
They also accept separate submissions so that you can share the story of someone you wish to remember with the event.
Part of the proceeds supports the club's youth programmes and scholarships, as well as the American Cancer Society.
It is an event where personal memories and the local club's activities come together while you run through the park's natural surroundings.
Participants completing a target distance and those accumulating laps within the time limit take part in the same purpose in their own way.
