DJ Run 2021

DJ Run is an annual event that is hosted by Watch Me Rise. The aim is to spread awareness of the importance of mental health and suicide prevention.

Sign up URL: www.watchmerise.co.za/participate

You can participate from anywhere. But for our meet up event we have chosen the Sea Point Promenade as many of our Cape Town Participants will be running there over the events weekend. If you want to try and spot them to join up or have a conversation. They will be wearing black and green with the featured image printed on the back of the t-shirt. No more official t-shirts are available, but you can wear green when running to show your support.

Goals:
This year’s theme is: Around the World. A big cause needs a big goal. So this year our goal is to reach 40 075 total kilometers, 40 075 total minutes, and R40 075 in raised funds for SADAG (the South African Depression and Anxiety Group). The symbolism behind the number 40 075 is the distance around the world.

Then following the previous years, we will also have a personal goal of 32km for each participant. This is in commemoration of Derrick Jerome (DJ), as 32 is the age he would have been, had he not passed.

We wanted to set a big goal like this to motivate ourselves and others to get more people involved around the world. And in so doing spread the awareness of the importance of mental health and suicide prevention as far as we can.

Date:
Starts 19th November 2021 00:00 – Ends 21st November 2021 23:59

Virtual event:
You can participate from anywhere in the world. There will not be any one location that the event will take place in.

We will be integrating with Strava to track everyone’s exercise submissions. There is a section on our website on how this will work and how you can sign up, on the participate page.

Rules:
All forms of exercise are allowed.
Activities will be pulled from Strava. Activities can be tracked in the Strava mobile App, synced to Strava via a supported connected device or manually entered on the Strava App or website.
Only exercises within the above-mentioned dates and times will count.

Donations:
This year we are also accepting donations for “The South African Depression and Anxiety Group”. You can find out more and donate on our BackaBuddy page www.backabuddy.co.za/champion/project/dj-run