Timmy Belcher Memorial Rainbow Kidz Ride & Run

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315 W. Broad Street, Statesville NC

Saturday, May 3rd, 2025

🏙️ New Location! Downtown Statesville!!

🚴‍♂️ Event Overview

Join us for the 15th Annual Timmy Belcher Memorial Rainbow Kidz Ride & Run, in downtown Statesville!! This event includes a 5K, 10K and 35mi/60mi cycling routes (see below) for cycling enthusiasts, as well as a FUN RUN for kids. There is also a virtual option for those who prefer to participate at their own convenience!

The event will begin and end on Broad Street, downtown Statesville in front of the Broad Street United Methodist Church, 315 W. Broad Street.

PACKET PICKUP WILL BE FRIDAY, MAY 2, from 4:30 - 6:30 p.m. at Red Buffalo Brewing Company in downtown Statesville! Packets may also be picked up on race day, SATURDAY, MAY 3, from 6:45-7:45 a.m. Same day registration will be available for $35.

🗺️ Route Information

Strava route links:

5K: https://www.strava.com/routes/3349440995965680872
10K: https://www.strava.com/routes/3349459438547455132
35Mi: https://www.strava.com/routes/3349421966892310754
60mi: https://www.strava.com/routes/3349432192793605556

📱 Additional Route Links

Garmin route links:

5K: https://connect.garmin.com/modern/course/351580399
10K: https://connect.garmin.com/modern/course/351580399
35 mile bike: https://connect.garmin.com/modern/course/351578534
60 mile bike: https://connect.garmin.com/modern/course/351576943

Ride with GPS route links:

5K: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/50555883
10K: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/50555898
35 mile bike: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/50555820
60 mile bike: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/50555868

RaceJoy App: Search "Timmy Belcher" and the race will come up.

❤️ About Rainbow Kidz

The Ride & Run benefits the Rainbow Kidz program of Hospice & Palliative Care of Iredell County. For twenty years, Rainbow Kidz has provided grief and bereavement support to children and families in our community. Since its inception, the program has grown from one part-time licensed clinical social worker to four full-time licensed clinical social workers to support more than 700 children annually. Today, grief groups are provided in nearly 50 schools in our county. One-on-one counseling is offered in both Statesville and Mooresville. Grief education is provided to hundreds of children each summer at the Boys & Girls Club and Statesville YMCA, and children experience a life-changing week at Camp Rainbow, a weeklong grief camp. All these services are offered at no cost to children, families, or the community.

💖 About Timmy Belcher

This event was born out of a dream from Timmy Belcher. Timmy had battled cancer for many years and experienced the love and generosity of our community, who supported our family every step of his cancer journey. Timmy lost his battle with cancer in 2011, just months after the first Ride & Run. With the support of Rainbow Kidz, both Timmy’s sister and brother learned the healthy coping skills needed to grieve their brother appropriately and continue to grow and build their lives. Although Timmy is no longer with us, his relationship with his siblings remains, and we hold him in our hearts every day.