THE CAUSE: Commemorating George Floyd and combating systemic violence against Black people.

THE CHALLENGE: 

1️⃣ Start your workout on your fitness tracker ⏱

2️⃣ Run as fast as you can (the point of this one is  be very winded when you're finished)🏃‍♀️🏃

3️⃣ Stop your tracker at 8 minutes and 46 seconds. 8️⃣:4️⃣6️⃣ 🛑

4️⃣ Submit your results via social media or our website 🤳

For every mile completed, we will donate $9.29 to the George Floyd Memorial Foundation. This challenge runs for only one week and ends at 11:59 PM EST on 6/18/22. Submissions will be accepted until 6/20/2022 at 11:59 PM. 

THE WHY: In May 2020, four police officers in Minneapolis responded to a call for a possibly counterfeit $20 bill. Ultimately, this call resulted in an officer kneeling on George Floyd's neck for approximately 9 minutes. George Floyd cried for help saying "I can't breathe" several times before going limp. He was pronounced dead after being taken to the hospital. It took 9 days and protests across the country for all 4 officers to be charged for their involvement and held accountable for their actions (or inaction).

We want to talk about numbers. 8:46 is the number many people know as this was highlighted on the media for the length of time Derek Chauvin knelt on Floyd's neck. We chose this number because it is more recognizable/familiar to the mass majority. However, it was revealed during the trial that Chauvin was actually kneeling on Floyd's neck for 9:29. George Floyd's unfortunate death brought to light the need for police reform and the police brutality and discrimination that is more significantly experienced by Black Americans. That isn't a new phenomenon, nor is it one that has been resolved since the trial's ending. Violence against Black Americans is an ongoing issue.