GE Women's Network - Paula Martin Memorial Family Fun Run

A Virtual 5K and 10K run/walk for the GE Women's Network (WN) Paula Martin Memorial Family Fun Run and HealthAhead to raise funds for the GE WN scholarships awarded by the Society of Women Engineers. This race is in honor of Paula Martin who was Greenville's WN executive sponsor for many years and a true trailblazer in supply chain. She was the first female plant leader and first female executive in Greenville paving the way to many young professionals at GE.

Participants get a custom 2023 collectable pin with their registration.

The 2023 race registration tiers are as follows: 

$30 - Registration Fee
$50 - 2023 Pin + Registration Fee Waived 
$75 - 2022 Pin + 2023 Pin + Registration Fee Waived
$100 - Race T-Shirt (first come, first serve!) + 2022 Pin + 2023 Pin + Registration Fee Waived

Additionally, the race registration fee is waived with $50+ donation, and a free shirt is included with $100 donation for first 50 donors. 

For GE employees making donations, we have a special section with instructions for GE Matching.

The training competition will take place from August 28 to September 24, with a race window from September 25 to September 29. 

The training competition is 4 weeks long. Each day, an individual has the opportunity to earn 1 point for their team by exercising for a total of 30 mins and then logging their workout on Strava. During these 4 weeks, the GEWN team will track the workouts through each team's Strava page. At the end of the 4 weeks, the team with the most workouts per person will win the workout competition. There will be a second team winner which is the team that fundraises the most money through donations.

This race will be run as a virtual-hybrid race. All participants across any location can complete their race virtually at their own pace during race week. For those participating locally in Greenville, the in-person race will take place on the Greenville GE Main Campus trail on Thursday, September 28th from 5-6:30pm. A race course will be provided in the next upcoming weeks.

Distribution of pins/t-shirts (limited supply) will happen before the in person race on Thursday, September 28th at the GE main campus. For those who are not located in Greenville, GEWN will coordinate with team captains for US shipping to one central location per team for team members to pick up their pins and shirts.

Participants can choose to join a team or run as individuals. Join an existing team or create your own with co-worker, family and friends (this race is open to all-non GE employees). Participants can run, walk or "sleep" this race. "Sleepers" are those that decide to sign-up, not run the race but contribute financially to the race or to different teams. Bonus points for participation will added at the end of the race:

• 5 participants = 0.5 extra points (normalized - added to final score)
• 10 participants = 1 extra point (normalized - added to final score)
• 15 participants = 1.5 extra points (normalized - added to final score)

After registration, participants will be able to see the information for the Strava link to their teams.

We have recently created a Frequently Asked Questions section.

Training Competition: August 28 to September 24

Virtual Race: September 25 to September 29

In-Person Race Day and T-Shirt/Pin Pick-up: September 28

Optional In-Person Runs: This year we will be hosting a weekly in-person runs/walks/activities that will give the different teams opportunities to earn more points. These activities are hosted in-person in Greenville, but point will be awarded for participants completing the weekly activity from anywhere in the world. Proof of completion should be submitted (form link provided soon) for points to be awarded. Dates and times for each weekly activity will be communicate in the weekly emails.