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Yuengling Shamrock Marathon Weekend Welcomes Team RWB As The Premier Charity
J&A Racing is proud to welcome Team Red, White, & Blue (Team RWB) as the official charity partner of the Yuengling Shamrock Marathon Weekend in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Virginia Beach, a part of the Hampton Roads Community, has the world’s largest naval base in its own backyard. It is also the proud home of the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, and Marines. With approximately 260,000 military families living in Virginia Beach, the partnership with Team RWB is the perfect collaboration to celebrate health, wellness, and the military community at the 2022 event.
Team RWB is a nonprofit organization forging America's leading health and wellness community for military veterans, families, and their supporters. Team RWB's mission is to enrich veterans' lives.
"The Yuengling Shamrock Marathon has offered Team RWB Eagles from across the nation the opportunity to challenge themselves, encourage one another, and so much more since our organization was founded in 2010," said Mike Erwin, Executive Director of Team RWB. "We are grateful to be spotlighted as the premier charity partner of this year's race and are honored to be supported by the runners who are joining us in our mission of enriching veterans' lives."
Team RWB has more than 220,000 members spread across nearly 200 chapters and communities nationwide. The Yuengling Shamrock Marathon Weekend will provide both members of Team RWB and participants of the race the opportunity to celebrate their accomplishments.
“During the 50th Annual Yuengling Shamrock Marathon Weekend we are excited to not only celebrate our past and present military participants together but to have a meaningful impact on our community,” said Ryan Conrad, J&A Racing Director of Partnerships. "Team RWB's vision of forging America's leading health and wellness community for veterans perfectly aligns with our goals. With so many veterans calling Coastal Virginia home, we're honored to have Team RWB as our premier charity partner."
The 50th Annual Yuengling Shamrock Marathon Weekend will be held on March 18-20, 2022 in Virginia Beach, Virginia. To register for this race or for more information, visit shamrockmarathon.com
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Yuengling Shamrock Marathon
The Shamrock Marathon was born in 1973. It was the brainchild of Jerry Bocrie, who along with his wife Lori would serve as race director for 30 years. The inaugural marathon had 59 entrants and 38 finishers, and the weekend also featured 1-mile, 2-mile, and 6-mile races. In 1976, the 6-miler gave way to an 8k, which has remained a...
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