RUNNING FOR RENEWAL
RUNNING FOR RENEWAL
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Running to Raise Funds for Cultural Renewal.
Director Erin Doom is inviting supporters from Wichita and throughout the country to join him and the Eighth Day running team through donations/sponsorships, as well as by meeting up with us on the date of the event.
If you have benefited from the work of the Eighth Day Institute, would you partner with us as we work to revive our culture through faith and learning?
01 The Details
On May 3, Anno Domini 2020, Team EDI will run the spring Prairie Fire Race series in Wichita, KS.
Anyone can participate since the running options include a half-marathon, a 5K, a Kid's Mile, and a Fun/Run walk.
And go ahead and mark your calendar for the fall Prairie Fire race. Director Doom plans to up his game to running his first full marathon on Oct. 11.
02 The Cause
The EDI running team will be raising funds to support our various efforts to renew culture through faith and learning: Inklings Oktoberfest, Eighth Day Symposium, Florovsky-Newman Week, Hall of Men, Sisters of Sophia, Eighth Day Moot, Christian News-Letter, Synaxis, Seminars, Pilgrimages, et al.
03 The Course
Prairie Fire Marathon is a relatively flat to rolling course that takes runners through some of Wichita’s historic neighborhoods. The race runs through the heart of the city, beginning and ending in downtown. Runners pass through the Central Business District, College Hill, Eastborough, Old Town, Riverside, Old Cowtown and cross the Arkansas River at the Keeper of the Plains monument. Course elevation ranges from 1293 feet above sea level to 1397 feet above sea level. Most of this elevation change is from miles 3 to 14. The first 3 miles and last 12 are very flat.
"I am so grateful for EDI. I really do believe that this is a holy work, anointed by God."
Dr. Matthew Umbarger
Catholic
"[EDI] is a place to join others in dialogue and study in the worthy cause to renewing culture."
Ellen Awe
Protestant
Protestant
"Thank you for always facilitating the important things in life: community, intellectual challenge, and longing for Christ's presence in the world."
Nick Polenz
Orthodox
Orthodox
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