Join CDF for the 8th Annual Run for the Ring 5K Run/Walk and Fun Run on Saturday, August 13.

Graham Daugherty • June 14, 2022

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The 8th Annual Run for the Ring 5K Run/Walk and Fun Run is taking place on Saturday, August 13th, 2022

(DENVER — June 14, 2022) Early bird race entry for both adults and the Kids Zone/Fun Run is valid now through June 30th. This year’s run, presented by Empower, is shaping up to break last year’s records, with over 400 serious runners looking to qualify for the legendary BolderBoulder, walking enthusiasts burning calories for a cause, and kids ready to have the time of their lives.

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Join Barbara Davis Center patients, loyal supporters, and running fanatics to run for the brass ring – the cure for type 1 diabetes. All event proceeds support the efforts and programs of The Guild of the Children’s Diabetes Foundation whose mission is to fund research, promote diabetes awareness and education, assist families in need, provide continuing education scholarships, sponsor social activities for children and their families and more!

“It’s been such a great honor to be involved with the important mission of the Children’s Diabetes Foundation and their annual ‘Run for the Ring Run’,” said Joseph Smolen, Empower senior vice president Core and Institutional Markets. “This year we’re very excited about the possibility of hosting a record number of runners for this event, which serves to highlight the exceptional work the foundation is doing to focus on patient support, diabetes research, and public awareness. It’s also a great opportunity to come together as a community in a fun and healthy way to support diabetes research.”

Registration begins at 7:00 a.m. at the Barbara Davis Center for Diabetes on the Anschutz Medical Campus located at 1775 Aurora Court, Aurora, Colorado, 80045. The 5K Run/Walk starts at 8:00 a.m., and the Kids Fun Run begins after the 5K Awards Ceremony. Run for the Ring is a certified 5K course and qualifying race for the BoulderBOULDER.


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5K Run/Walk and Fun Run registration includes breakfast bites, timing chip (5K only, race bib, awards ceremony, and aRun for the Ring performance t-shirt.) Sleep-In Registration includes Run for the Ring performance t-shirt, which will be mailed to registrant. Please note that participants must register by July 21, 2022 to guarantee a t-shirt.

The official media sponsor of Run for the Ring is KBCO.


For more information and to register visit: https://runsignup.com/runforthering


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About Empower:


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Headquartered in metro Denver, Empower administers approximately $1.4 trillion in assets1 for more than 17 million retirement plan participants2 and is the nation’s second-largest retirement plan recordkeeper by total participants.4 Empower serves all segments of the employer-sponsored retirement plan market: government 457 plans; small, mid-size and large corporate 401(k) clients; nonprofit 403 (b) entities; private-label recordkeeping clients; and IRA customers. Personal Capital, a subsidiary of Empower, is an industry-leading hybrid wealth manager. For more information please visit empower.com and connect with us on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Instagram.

1 Pension & Investments 2020 Defined Contribution Survey Ranking as of April 2021.

2 As of April 1, 2022. Information refers to all retirement business of Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance Company (GWLA) and its subsidiaries, including Empower Retirement, LLC; Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance Company of New York (GWLANY); and Prudential Retirement Insurance & Annuity Company (PRIAC), marketed under the Empower brand. Assets represents the estimated consolidated pro forma assets under administration (AUA) of Empower and the full-service retirement business of Prudential Financial, Inc., as of December 31, 2021. AUA is a non-GAAP measure and does not reflect the financial stability or strength of a company. As of December 31, 2021, GWLA’s statutory assets total $75.9B and liabilities total $73.0B, GWLANY’s statutory assets total $4.1B and liabilities total $3.9B, and PRIAC’s statutory assets total $100.329B and liabilities total $98.793B.

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