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The Forward Motion Race Club has made an effort to raise awareness amongst its membership and its community about the interaction that runners, cyclists and swimmers have with the environment around us. The "Pay it Forward Motion" program is designed to educate people about the environmental impression that we leave and to help us rethink these behaviors to protect the world in which we run, ride and swim.

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Make sure to participate in an eco-conscious race. These are races that are trying to minimize the waste and carbon footprint generated by their race events by actively trying to reduce, reuse and recycle. For example, eco-conscious race coordinators try to encourage online registration to reduce paper and mailing and work to promote recycling at the event with highly visible and clearly separated bins to reduce landfill. If you have any input in race coordination, check out this document from Runner's World for some great green race event tips!

A small change can make a big difference. For example, the ING Hartford Marathon and Half Marathon created a unique water fountain for their Marathon finishers. The highly visible water bubbler, designed and built by UTC engineers and powered by Vital Water was 40 feet long and saved 10,000 plastic water bottles and paper cups from the local landfill in 2007!

For a list of eco-conscious races, go to www.runnersworld-greenteam.com. Races include San Francisco Marathon, Rock n' Roll San Jose Half Marathon and the John Muir Trail Run Challenge 10K. Thank you for doing your part to reduce your carbon footprint. As a group, FMRC can make a a difference!

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Giving Back

As an organization that is committed to the legacy of our sport and the betterment of our community, we place a high importance on donating time and resources to those who share our vision.

BOWLING FUNDRAISER FOR OAKLAND POLICE OFFICERS

On June 13th, the Forward Motion Race Club will join forces with the San Ramon Valley Firefighters to hold a half-day bowling event which will raise support for the families of the four Oakland police officers who were murdered during March. Details about the event and online registration can be found on the San Ramon Valley Firefighters website. The event will also include live music, raffles and food catered by Kinders, all in an effort to contribute to the families left behind in this tragedy. Please register for the bowling fundraiser or make a contribution.

RELAY FOR ORGAN DONORSHIP

Over the years, the Forward Motion Race Club has competed numerous times in The Relay, a 199-mile race from Calistoga to Santa Cruz held annually. In 2006, its "Tri-Curious" team won the overall co-ed division and this year its "Real Runners Don't Tri" and "Tri It You'll Like It" teams finished sixth and eighth, respectively, amongst hundreds of participating groups. FMRC fielded four full teams of twelve members each in order to raise awareness for organ donorship. These 48 runners competed to support Organs R Us, an organization that strives to assist the 96,000 Americans currently waiting for organ donors, including local children like Katie Grace Groebner of Clayton.

View the newspaper article about our involvement and the video slideshow from this event.

RUN TO BENEFIT THE ROMANS FAMILY

On Wednesday, April 1st, the Forward Motion Race Club participated in Forward Motion Sports' charity run event to benefit the family of slain Oakland police officer Sargeant Ervin Romans. The collective efforts of Forward Motion Sports and FMRC raised $9,000 to support the Danville family, who attended the event and sent the runners off. Overall, more than 200 people donated time, dollars and miles to show community solidarity and kinship for the Romans family.

SPIN-FOR-ALS

On February 7, 2009, the Forward Motion Race Club organized and held a 16.5-hour spin-a-thon in conjunction with the annual nationwide Spin-For-ALS event benefiting the Blazeman Foundation. This program, spearheaded by the parents of the late ALS patient Jon Blais, honors the 16.5 hours that their son spent battling the Ironman Hawaii course in 2005 to raise awareness for Amytrophic Lateral Sclerosis. With the help of Club Sport of San Ramon, FMRC's members and friends raised more than $6,500 for ALS, leading all race clubs nationwide.