Event Includes 5K, One-Mile Run/Walk/Roll & Kids’ Race with Proceeds Benefiting
Connecting for Kids Programs and New Adaptive Playground Equipment in Independence
Westlake, OH…Embrace the Pace will take place on Saturday, August 22, 9:00 a.m. at Liberty Playground, 6363
Selig Blvd., Independence. The top adult male/female runners in each age group (chip-timed) will receive a Fat
Head’s growler + a $20 gift card. To register for the 5K or any of the Embrace the Pace races, visit:
www.connectingforkids.org/5K. Registration will close on Friday, August 21, with no race day registration. Last
year’s inaugural event had more than 200 participants and raised $8,000 for Connecting for Kids’ free
programming with nearly $900 donated to the city of Independence for new adaptive playground equipment
at Liberty Playground.
The $35 registration fee for the 5K and one-mile run/walk/roll events include a donation to the city of
Independence that will be used to purchase additional adapted playground equipment. The remaining
proceeds benefit the free Connecting for Kids programs offered at libraries across Cuyahoga and Lorain
counties as well as virtually. All 5K and one-mile participants will receive a T-shirt and draw string bag.
In addition, Embrace the Pace offers a kids’ race for participants of all ages and abilities. The kids’ race heats
will include categories for children who use wheelchairs, walkers, gait trainers, reciprocating gait orthosis or
other mobility aids. The cost to participate in the kids’ race is $15 with a T-shirt or $5 without.
Every registered Embrace the Pace participant will receive a finisher medal and free hot dogs. The event will
also feature resource tables and a mobile sensory unit.
9:00 a.m. Start Time: 5K
9:10 a.m. Start Time: One-Mile Run/Walk/Roll
10:00 a.m. Awards Ceremony
10:15 a.m. Kids’ Race heats
10:30 a.m. Hot dogs donated by the Autism Society of Greater Cleveland
About Connecting for Kids
Connecting for Kids is a group in Northeast Ohio that helps parents. We support families who are worried
about their child — whether it’s autism, ADHD, anxiety, school or just a hard time in life. We offer free
programs, help finding resources and a caring community where parents feel welcome.
