IFR is a key stakeholder in the IRMF run which started in February 2010 from the home place of the Games, San Francisco. In March Sydney hosted the flag and marched in front of over 400,000 in the Mardi Gras parade.
Other hosting cities include New York, Vancouver, Amsterdam, Chicago and the flag will be part of the Cologne Games.
At 12pm Saturday 31 July there will be a special tribute and quilt display (Rheinpark/ Entrance: Messe West) before the flag makes it final approach to the Opening ceremony of the games. ALL Frontrunners from around the world are invited to attend and carry the flag for part of it’s journey. There will be a short run and we expect many hundreds of runners to attend this important quadrennial event. Check the CGG website under culture for updates.
That evening the flag will be marched into the arena – we hope to have a “flag party” of about 12 IFR runners from around the globe march into the arena and then allow the world to see the end of the journey around the planet. Host city Cologne Frontrunners will be included but we would love to hear from any IFR members who may like to join the flag party. We need women, men, runners/walkers from around the globe. Please let me know if you would like to be included – make sure you give me some information about yourself and your involvement in your IFR member club.
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International Rainbow Memorial Flag run
IFR is a key stakeholder in the IRMF run which started in February 2010 from the home place of the Games, San Francisco. In March Sydney hosted the flag and marched in front of over 400,000 in the Mardi Gras parade.
Other hosting cities include New York, Vancouver, Amsterdam, Chicago and the flag will be part of the Cologne Games.
At 12pm Saturday 31 July there will be a special tribute and quilt display (Rheinpark/ Entrance: Messe West) before the flag makes it final approach to the Opening ceremony of the games. ALL Frontrunners from around the world are invited to attend and carry the flag for part of it’s journey. There will be a short run and we expect many hundreds of runners to attend this important quadrennial event. Check the CGG website under culture for updates.
That evening the flag will be marched into the arena – we hope to have a “flag party” of about 12 IFR runners from around the globe march into the arena and then allow the world to see the end of the journey around the planet. Host city Cologne Frontrunners will be included but we would love to hear from any IFR members who may like to join the flag party. We need women, men, runners/walkers from around the globe. Please let me know if you would like to be included – make sure you give me some information about yourself and your involvement in your IFR member club.
Comment here and leave some address for us to contact you.