ASH 5K Winter Merrier-thon

American Specialty Health (ASH) 5K Winter Merrier-thon is for all ASH regular and temporary employees. The event will take place December 17th - 19th. Let's walk or run and have fun! You can even get in the spirit by wearing a holiday-themed Ugly Sweater, and/or wear your favorite holiday colors for this winter 5K.

Please use your @ashn.com email when you register, so we know you are an ASH employee.

It's not a race!
What matters is your participation. Whether you take a casual walk or run at a record-breaking pace what is important is that you have fun and you try to challenge yourself to do a little more than usual. If you want to challenge others to make it more competitive, we definitely encourage you to do that too! Come join us for our Winter Wellness Week, a series of live-streaming workouts that will qualify you for some exciting prizes to be raffled off.  

It's a virtual 5K
Walk or run a 5K course of your choice and at your convenience between December 17th - 19th, at any hour of the day (or night!) You can walk or run during your break, lunch period, before or after your regularly scheduled shift. You can choose a course in your neighborhood, favorite beach, or trail. You can also walk or run the 3.1 mile distance on your treadmill, in your living room, backyard, or even your swimming pool (some have done it!).

 
Join the discussion on Teams
We've created an ASH 5K Winter Merrier-thon Teams channel. We encourage you to join in and get engaged with other participants. You can cheer, encourage, or challenge them. You can also ask questions about the event. We'd also love it if you could post videos and images of you showcasing your Ugly Holiday Sweater. 

Participate in the FUN!
The ASH 5k is coming up and the SAC committee is sponsoring a gingerbread house decorating contest and an Ugly Sweater contest to celebrate the fun! There will be prizes for the most "liked" gingerbread house photos and the "Ugliest Sweater" posted on the ASH Events Teams Channel. Build or decorate a gingerbread house, take a selfie with your creation and submit on the Teams channel to be entered into the contest before December 23rd. The images with the most "likes" on the channel will win, with prizes for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners awarded in the form of Amazon Gift Cards.

Get even more into the spirit by celebrating National Ugly Sweater Day at ASH! Let's see who has the ugliest sweater with a selfie of you wearing your best (or worst) holiday sweater. Post your photo on the Teams Channel to be entered into the contest.  Prizes will be awarded for the Ugliest Sweater with the most likes on the Teams Channel so take those photos and share!

Charities and Goodies
When you're active, you are doing good for your own wellbeing. For this event, we want to make sure that your hard work will also benefit someone else. We are partnering with the Toys for Tots charity. Together we can make a huge impact in the lives of others, who need help!

Every 5k finisher that submits their results in RunSignUp, can elect one of the options below:

1. No t-shirt and maximize ASH's donation to a charity of choice.

2.  Get a t-shirt and ASH will still make a smaller donation on your behalf.