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Racing for a Cause

The Adventure Race

O n August 15, 2015, the VCOM Sports Medicine Club hosted the sixth annual Adventure Race at Claytor Lake State Park. It was a three part race consisting of a two mile kayak, four mile bike ride, and 5k run. The club was once again able to top years past with both participation and donations, raising $3,000 from 75 participants. Roughly 125 people including participants, spectators, VCOM staff, and the Bernardo family members were present. The money will benefit the Michael Bernardo Scholarship Fund to honor this VCOM student’s memory after he tragically lost his life while serving on a Dominican Republic medical mission. The scholarship will support the medical outreach work of rotating third and fourth year VCOM students in Central America. Sponsors for the event included Back Country Ski and Sports Inc, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Target, Run About Sports, Crossfit Blacksburg, Performance Medicine of Southwestern Virginia, Blacksburg Eye Associates, Jazzercise, and Pete Dye River Course of Virginia Tech.

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