Water for Life Sponsors Annual 10K

Water for Life will once again be sponsoring water stations for the annual Charles Harris Run for Leukemia. This race has been held for the last 27 years and is one of the last qualifying races for the Atlanta Peachtree Road Race. Attracting over 1500 participants, many of them world-class runners, this race is considered to be one of the premiere 10K races of the season.
This race was originated by Chuck Harris, the son of Charles Harris - a former UGA track and football star, educator and principal of Shamrock High School (now Shamrock Middle School). Water for Life will be providing pure drinking water for the runners at five different locations: the start and finish line of the race, the three and five mile markers, and the Shamrock Gym location. Proceeds from this race will go to the Emory University Hospital Leukemia Research program.

Says Pete Van Cleave, President of Water for Life, "We are honored to support this worthy cause - medicine has come a long way since leukemia claimed the life of Charles Harris thirty years ago. We like to think that we are doing our part by providing these athletes not only with refreshment, but with a product that is absolutely pure."

The Charles Harris Run for Leukemia will be held at 7:00AM on February 24th beginning at Tucker High School and ending at Shamrock Middle School. There is also a one-mile run at Shamrock Middle School starting at 7:45. Online registration for this race goes through February 21st. Race packets are available at the Phidippides stores in Ansley and Sandy Springs, or the Fleet Feet stores in Sandy Springs or Duluth.