Nova Scotian Olympian, Eric Gillis, has registered for the Lucky 7 Relay. In an effort to support Eric’s Olympic training, United by Running has created fundraising initiatives to assist Eric with his travel to a winter training camp in Kenya.

This is how YOU can be involved in helping Eric:

REGISTRATION FOR THE RELAY:

$7 from all Lucky 7 Relay registrations between October 20th to November 10th will be donated to Eric’s training.

BUY RUNNING SLEEVES:

You can purchase Lucky 7 Running Sleeves for $20, Eric Gillis will autograph the sleeves and 100% of net proceeds will be donated to his training. What a great Christmas present for your running partner!!!

Please pre-order your running sleeves via email: canadatokenya@unitedbyrunning.com

SILENT AUCTION FOR OLYMPIC DREAM TEAM SPOTS:

Eric has agreed to run all 3 legs of the race! That means in addition to the 2 random spots being drawn, 4 additional runners have the opportunity to be on a team with Eric Gillis. These 4 spots are available by silent auction only! United by Running will waive the registration fee for these 4 spots – the 4 highest bidders are guaranteed a spot on a team with Eric Gillis and 100% of your bid will be donated to his training. We’ll post the bids on our website – deadline to bid is October 31st @ midnight.

Send your bids to canadatokenya@unitedbyrunning.com

Even if you are already on a team with friends, you can still bid and run a second 7K leg on Eric’s team!

DONATE IN THE WISHING WELL:

There will be a Lucky Wishing Well at race-kit pick-up –toss in a donation and then write Eric a personal message wishing him well –100% of the donations help Eric’s training and we’ll hand deliver your note to him!