Why? Because your people, are our people. Your organizations are supporting and educating Survivors and individuals living with addiction and chronic diseases and it gives us a chance to connect those individuals with activity. And that’s what we do.

To participate in HUHY contact Kay@ActiveSurvivor.org

Participants will receive:
RFA race numbers with space for your honoree’s name
RFA Cotton T with space for your honoree’s name ($25 fund-raising min.)
Assistance with fundraising website set-up
Website recognition at www.ActiveSurvivor.org

Find A Fund-Raiser

Register And Create A Fund-Raising Page

For more information on RFA Contact Kay@ActiveSurvivor.org

Need an extra Pair? (coming soon)

Order an extra shirt (coming soon)

What time do the races begin? COMING SOON

When + Where is packet pick-up? COMING SOON

When can I get my timing chip? NEW! CHIPS AVAILABLE @ PACKET PICK-UP! COMING SOON

Can someone else pick up my packet? Because we are distributing timing chips in packets this year, WE ASK THAT RUNNERS PICK UP THEIR OWN PACKET W/ ID. Timing chips will ONLY be distributed to runners picking up their own packets with proper id.

Where can I park on race day?
All parking is within walking distance. COMING SOON

How can I check to see that I am registered? COMING SOON

Can I switch from the 4-mile to the 7-mile or 7-mile to 4-mile? Deadline is June 1st. NO RACE DAY SWITCHES

Where are the porta-johns? COMING SOON

Where are the water stops? Turn-By-Turn Directions + Course Maps COMING SOON

SATURDAY,  JUNE 9 – FALLS ROAD RUNNING STORE 12-5PM

SUNDAY, JUNE 10 – CANTON WATER FRONT PARK 6 – 7AM

Wheelchair racing has been around for decades but now more and more people with disabilities are handcycling rather than wheelchair racing.  A handcycle is very similar to a bicycle in that it can have up to twenty-seven gears and is primarily made with bicycle components. Handcycle racing is easier on the body than the racing wheelchair style. The racing wheelchair uses the traditional wheelchair method that relies on the athlete to provide all of the strength by pushing on a small ring in the center of the wheel; it has no gears.  It is a personal preference as to which type a participant chooses; however, both rely upon extreme upper body strength and the competitive nature of the racer.

While the Survivor Harbor 7 is not a particularly long course for avid racing wheelchair  or handcycle racers, it’s similar to a point to point time trial, which provides the opportunity for racers to establish a short track time and can be used to help build endurance for longer courses. The shorter course also makes it possible for newcomers to the racing wheelchair and handcycle racing scene to participate and establish a pace that suits them.  The Pre-race and Post-race parties enable new participants as well as experienced racers a chance to share their stories and offer advice.

The Renaissance Harborplace Hotel will host the first annual PVA social, Saturday June 12^th from 4-6 p.m. in the Groundfloor Café.  The Renaissance Harborplace Hotel is also the official race host hotel and will be offering a discounted room rate for Survivor Harbor 7 participants. Visit the www.ActiveSurvivor.org for details.

In communities across the country and, indeed, around the world, athletes of all abilities and ages have opportunities to compete.  Running events include many venues, from competition in track and field to the ultra-marathon.  A race can be a vacation destination or a means to test the limits of mental and physical endurance.  Events have been targeted to different ages and abilities.  Events have fostered participation by relay teams, corporate teams, and teams of the same ages or sex.

Major races and small-town events have become more inclusive.  Runners with special needs (vision-challenged, wheelchair competitors, amputees, special Olympians) are often highlighted and accommodated.

Some charities have focused on athletic events to motivate donors and participants. Pledges and donations have been secured by runners, walkers, bicycle riders, and swimmers to help generate funding for disease-specific causes.  Many events come to mind:  Teams for leukemia, Races for the Cure for breast cancer, biking for multiple sclerosis, walking for brain tumors, aids, and diabetes.  These events have led to a heightened awareness of illness. They also have served to motivate participants to train and become fitter and faster for a good cause.

Despite the proliferation of events which raise the public’s consciousness about specific afflictions or diseases, there have been very few efforts to include survivors of these life-altering conditions in a manner which fosters high-level competition.  There are age-group awards for men and women, however; there are no separate categories to honor the athletic achievements of survivors. Nor are there competitive venues for survivors to be measured head to head against other survivors.  Also, no one has ever kept a data base of “survivor records” in any distance, sport, or significant athletic accomplishment.

Lance Armstrong, cancer survivor and winner of six consecutive Tours De France, Karen Smyers, 2-time world triathlon Champion and Heather Hanscom, brain tumor survivor and winner of the 2003 Marine Corps marathon are exemplary survivors, who have regained elite athlete status after winning their respective battles against disease.  There are thousands of other survivors who should be encouraged to compete and be recognized for their efforts and accomplishments.

Getting started

The Active Survivors Network and the Lance Armstrong Foundation took the lead in establishing a system for promoting high level athletic competition for survivors.  People who have been affected by life-altering conditions such as cancer, stroke, cardiac arrest, autoimmune disease and accident survivors will be eligible for awards by sex and age group.  We keep records of achievement by these survivors.  These statistics will serve to motivate other survivors to achieve higher levels of performance.  The data will also motivate more survivors to participate.  Highlighting the awards and rankings will generate public interest and greater awareness of survivors’ achievements.  It is our belief that this initiative will promote more widespread participation by the survivor community nation-wide.  Ultimately, this will impact the health and quality of life of survivors by encouraging greater levels of fitness and participation in competitive sports.

The Active Survivors Network has developed the Survivor Harbor 7 for survivors who run.  While it is open to all runners, this race is the first of its kind with divisions for survivors to compete head-to-head.  We hope it will encourage athletic achievement and promote greater levels of fitness and pride in the survivor-community.

Survivor Harbor 7 2010