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Breeze Against Wheeze 5k

  • Pembroke Field 235 Hope Street Providence, RI, 02912 United States (map)

2016 marks the 15th Annual Breeze Against Wheeze 5K Run / 3K Walk. The charity race was started in 2001 by a Brown University Medical student to raise funds for the Hasbro Children’s Hospital’s Asthma Camp, a project of the Community Asthma Program. This camp is designed especially for underprivileged Rhode Island children with asthma. 

Location: Pembroke Field, Brown University
235 Hope Street
Providence, RI 02906

Schedule of Events
Saturday, April 30, 2016

9:30 am Registration Open
10:15 am Kids races begin (Pembroke Field)
10:45 am Opening Ceremony
11:00 am 5K and 3K start
11:50 am Awards Ceremony

This fast, scenic 5K run goes around Brown University campus and over to Blackstone Blvd.
The 3K walk is a shortened version of the 5K run. 

The kids' race will kick off at 10:30 am with an obstacle course, including hula hooping and bean bag toss! The race is free of charge, and all participants will receive a certificate and prize!

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Earlier Event: April 30
Children's Friend 5k Walk and Run
Later Event: May 1
Providence Marathon