Beef Up Your Health 10k debuts at Richmond Raceway Aug. 28

Richmond Raceway and Virginia Beef Council have announced a new running race event, the Beef Up Your Health 10k, which will serve as the official kickoff to the fall NASCAR Race Weekend on Sept. 10-11.  Participants will have the option to run in the 10k or 5k, and children ages 14 and under are invited to race in the one-mile Kids Run.

The 10k will take place Aug. 28 beginning at 8:45 a.m. The 5k will begin at 9 a.m., and the one-mile Kids Run will begin at 8:30 a.m. The race will start and finish on the  Richmond Start/Finish line, where some of NASCAR’s best drivers have captured the victory. Runners will also get a running race tour of the Richmond Raceway Complex facility, including the track’s campgrounds.

Runners can register for the Beef Up Your Health 10k online at http://richmondraceway.com/beefupyourhealth. All race participants will receive a Beef Up Your Health 10k t-shirt and medal. The race will be run in partnership with Bishop’s Events with 25 percent of all profits going to Richmond Raceway Cares, a donor advised fund of The NASCAR Foundation. Fans who may not be able to make it to Richmond can still participate with a virtual 10k run. Bishop’s Events will offer a virtual course option, and participants will receive a medal for completion.

“As the Richmond running community continues to grow, we welcome back our race season with the Beef Up Your Health 10k,” said Richmond President Dennis Bickmeier. “Thanks to our partners with the Virginia Beef Council for helping bring this unique event for runners back to our historic track."

For details about the Beef Up Your Health 10k, visit http://richmondraceway.com/beefupyourhealth.