When
Saturday, June 7th, 2025
Where
7700 16th St. N., Saint Petersburg FL
Distances
5K
About this race
🎖️ Event Details
- Date: 2025-06-07
- Location: 7700 16th St. N., Saint Petersburg, FL
- Event URL: DEFENDER 5K RUCK WALK
📅 Registration Information
- Shirt Deadline: Deadline for guaranteed event shirt is May 15th
- Availability: After May 15th, t-shirts will be based on availability
💔 Purpose of the Event
- Beneficiary: Proceeds to benefit local organizations committed to battling suicide
- Honor: Those who are gone are not forgotten. We honor all we have lost.
- Community Responsibility: We accept the responsibility as a community to embrace and support our heroes.
- Mission: Honor and Remember Fallen Heroes, and commit to finding a way to stop military suicide.
🕊️ Tribute to Anthony Muhlstadt
- Special Acknowledgment: We remember all heroes with special acknowledgment of Marine, Anthony Muhlstadt.
- Legacy: Referred to as a 'Defender' by friends and family, he always stood up for the underdog.
- Awareness: Through his life and death, we work to raise awareness for active duty and veteran suicide prevention.
🎉 Celebration of Life
- Post-Event Celebration: Participants are welcome to join honor Anthony's birthday after the walk.
- Activities: There will be music, vendors, giveaways, camaraderie, friendship, love, and, of course, birthday cake.
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