In recent years, the 5K (i.e, five-kilometer) run, has become an important part of American culture. Typically, 5K runs, which are typically held on public roads or pathways instead of on purpose-built running tracks, are not serious athletic contests like, for example, high-profile marathons like the Boston Marathon that is held annually in Massachusetts, but are often organized as charity or awareness events for a particular cause. Often, 5K runs are organized for clearly non-political causes (such as fundraising for charitable causes), although empowering women in politics has officially become a 5K-worthy cause.
A week or so ago, a group called Courage to Run held a 5K run in Washington, D.C. as an officially nonpartisan effort to raise awareness about women who are politically and civically active in this great country, and some participants in the Courage to Run 5K completed their runs in other parts of the country. Organizers of the Courage to Run plan to hold another 5K event in April of next year.
One of the many individuals who completed the Courage to Run 5K outside of the District of Columbia is Kylie Oversen, an avid runner who completed her run in her home state of North Dakota, where she is the Democratic-NPL nominee for state tax commissioner in this year's elections. Here's how Kylie described the mission of Courage to Run to a reporter for Fargo, North Dakota-based Fox affiliate KVRR-TV:
I'm not an athletic person at all (I weigh over 300 pounds, and running is something that I cannot physically do for more than maybe a very short distance, although I am physically capable of racewalking), so I'm not the kind of person who would participate in a 5K for any reason. However, I am grateful that 5K runs are being held to promote worthy political causes such as empowering women in politics.
A week or so ago, a group called Courage to Run held a 5K run in Washington, D.C. as an officially nonpartisan effort to raise awareness about women who are politically and civically active in this great country, and some participants in the Courage to Run 5K completed their runs in other parts of the country. Organizers of the Courage to Run plan to hold another 5K event in April of next year.
One of the many individuals who completed the Courage to Run 5K outside of the District of Columbia is Kylie Oversen, an avid runner who completed her run in her home state of North Dakota, where she is the Democratic-NPL nominee for state tax commissioner in this year's elections. Here's how Kylie described the mission of Courage to Run to a reporter for Fargo, North Dakota-based Fox affiliate KVRR-TV:
“Appreciated the mission of this run which is to be both highlight all of the great women running across the country but also to promote self–care and to have a healthy balance in your life especially for women running for office they tend to be busy people and so self–care often falls to the waste side so this was a run way to promote that,” said Kylie Oversen, who is running for North Dakota Tax Commissioner.As far as I know, no political candidate has ever held a 5K run as a political campaign event.
I'm not an athletic person at all (I weigh over 300 pounds, and running is something that I cannot physically do for more than maybe a very short distance, although I am physically capable of racewalking), so I'm not the kind of person who would participate in a 5K for any reason. However, I am grateful that 5K runs are being held to promote worthy political causes such as empowering women in politics.
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