Help Prevent Lung Cancer at Gorham’s Indoor Insanity 5k
GORHAM, ME (January 13, 2023) – Indoor Insanity 5k is back for 2023! Join us in January for a race event unlike any other in Maine! Get out of the cold and head indoors: no ice underfoot, no frigid gusts in your face, and no snow overhead. Who knew running in circles was SO much fun? Music, camaraderie, and running (for a cause!)
Indoor Insanity is a fundraiser to prevent lung cancer in Maine. Exposure to radon causes lung cancer: Radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer nation-wide, and the number one cause of lung cancer in non-smokers; High levels of radon gas move up through Maine soil and water, where it can get trapped inside buildings; 1/3 of the homes in Maine (2/3 in Cumberland County!) have radon above the EPA recommended action levels.
The money that YOU raise through your Indoor Insanity registration fees and additional donations will be used to fix radon problems in low-income Maine households. The Maine Indoor Air Quality Council works with established non-profit organizations here in Maine to identify these households, as well as facilitates the work via registered Maine radon mitigators to install the systems. With your help, we hope to make the indoor air in 1-5 homes in 2023 a whole lot safer to breathe!
You can be a cancer-preventing superhero. Please consider making an extra donation when you register for Indoor Insanity–or even better–set up a fundraising page so that your family, friends, neighbors, and colleagues can join you in preventing lung cancer right here in Maine.
How Indoor Insanity Works
To minimize injury and “traffic jams”, runners pick their preferred heat based on their general running speed.
Heat # 1 – for the fastest runners (15-20 minute 5k) Field will be limited to 30 runners.
Heat # 2 – for the intermediate runners (21-28 minute average 5k) Field will be limited to 75 runners.
Heat # 3 – for runners of any level willing to take on the challenge that only chaos can bring!
Walkers are welcome (we will have a dedicated lane for walkers).
1/2 mile Kids Fun Run, too!
Ribbons and bragging rights will be awarded to winners of the various heats. All participants have opportunity to win some terrific door prizes. Special prizes for top male and female runners TBA.
Race Timing and Lap Counting – Get Great Running Data
Indoor Insanity will be professionally chip-timed for accurate individual lap and finish times. Unlike other 5k races which give you just one finish time, Indoor Insanity 5K participants get 25 pieces of running data – split times for each lap completed.
Lap Counting: Hand tally counters will be available to help runners keep track of lap numbers. Please note: Indoor Insanity participants should not rely on the chip timing company to provide individual lap counts during their heat. (It’s just not possible – it’s too insane!) If runners would like that level of support during their race, please bring a spotter. Spotters will be available at the event on a first come, first served basis. Cost: $20 donation to the Indoor Insanity radon mitigation fund.
Race Fees
$30.00 per person.
Thanks to our event sponsors, all proceeds from registration fees and supplemental donations will help support radon mitigations in low income households in Maine. Please consider making an extra donation at checkout, or even better, set up a fundraising page so that your family, friends, and colleagues can support your efforts to prevent lung cancer.
Event Information: Date: Sunday, January 22, 2023, Location: Field House, USM, Gorham, ME
Schedule:
Registration Opens at 7:15 a.m.
Heat #1 at 8:00 a.m.
Kids Fun Run at 8:25 a.m.
Heat #2 and Walkers Start at 8:45 a.m.
Heat #3 at 9:30 a.m.
See you on the January 22nd!
Registration link: https://runsignup.com/Race/ME/Gorham/IndoorInsanity5K