Watch video: Hundreds lace up for fun and fitness at the Rave Green Run
The event's proceeds support the Sounders' RAVE Foundation, the club's official chartable arm, which promotes soccer as a vehicle to inspire youth and strengthen communities.
Providence Swedish and the Seattle Sounders FC brought together hundreds of runners and walkers of all ages and sizes for a day of fitness at this year's Seattle Sounders FC Rave Green Run, presented by Providence Swedish.
Held on Sept. 8 at the Providence Swedish Performance Center & Clubhouse in Renton, the event featured a 5k race for adults, Sammy’s One Mile Kids Dash for the littles and a fun-filled after-race festival for everyone. This marked the first year Providence Swedish served as the presenting sponsor.
Run, Sammy, run! Watch this short video to share in the fun of this year's Seattle Sounders FC Rave Green Run, Presented by Providence Swedish. The race was held on Sept. 8 in Renton.
Ahead of the race, Providence Swedish doctors and physical therapists led a stretching session to help ensure that everyone was warmed up and ready to go. After crossing the finish line, runners and supporters gathered at the Finish Live Festival for a host of post-race wellness activities, games and entertainment.
The festival featured vendor booths, refreshments, meet-and-greet with former Sounders players, yard games, an emoji wall, and fun race awards. Providence Swedish also hosted a cool-down session that included guided Tai Chi exercises to help Ravers recover after the race.
All event proceeds support the Sounders' RAVE Foundation, the club's official chartable arm, which promotes soccer as a vehicle to inspire youth and strengthen communities.
About Providence Swedish
Providence Swedish has served the Puget Sound region since the first Providence hospital opened in Seattle in 1877 and the first Swedish hospital opened in 1910. The two organizations affiliated in 2012 and today comprise the largest health care delivery system in Western Washington, with 22,000 caregivers, eight hospitals and 244 clinics. A not-for-profit family of organizations, Providence Swedish provides more than $406 million in community benefit in the Puget Sound Region each year. The health system offers a comprehensive range of services and specialty and subspecialty care in a number of clinical areas, including cancer, cardiovascular health, neurosciences, orthopedics, digestive health and women’s and children’s care.