HDRF Presents Ninth Annual Race of Hope to Defeat Depression

The Hope for Depression Research Foundation (HDRF) is pleased to announce that Founding Senior Master Instructor at SoulCycle, acclaimed author and mental health advocate Stacey Griffith, will be the celebrity Grand Marshal of its Ninth Annual Race of Hope to Defeat Depression on Sunday, August 4, 2024, in Southampton Village. 

The Race is a highly anticipated tradition that continues to grow each year, attracting over 500 participants from the tri-state area to raise mental health awareness and fund critical research.

In the week run-up to the Race, HDRF will launch its Sixth Annual Week of Hope on Thursday, July 25, a village-wide campaign in Southampton, NY to raise mental health awareness. Local retailers will display a large, yellow HOPE flag in front of their shops to show their commitment to advancing the conversation around mental health.

HDRF has partnered with Revo, an American heritage sunglass brand renowned for its polarized lenses, for the Race. The first 100 participants who arrive at Early Race Packet Pick Up will receive a coupon for a pair of Revo sunglasses. Additionally, the first female and male winners will each receive a pair of Revo sunglasses. Revo will also celebrate the Week of Hope at their Soho location in NYC, with a percentage of sales from July 29th to August 4th benefiting HDRF’s mission.

Mental health advocate Stacey Griffith is the Founding Senior Master Instructor at SoulCycle; the acclaimed author of Two Turns from Zero and ENERGIZE!; Go From Dragging Ass to Kicking it in 30 Days! She is a highly sought-after motivational speaker, having earned the position of lead SoulCycle instructor and motivator on Oprah Winfrey’s 2014 Life You Want tour motivating 17,000 people in 84 U.S. cities. She has also served as the celebrity DJ at the Teen Race of HOPE in New York City.

Participants include professional and first-time runners, corporate teams, families, and children.  Strollers and dogs are welcome. To participate, please visit https://www.southampton.raceofhopeseries.com/

The first 600 Race participants receive a commemorative jacket, t-shirt, and race hat; and all racers will receive a huge finisher medal; and prizes are awarded for best time in different age categories as well as for the top individual fundraiser and top fundraising team.

Registration Information:

• Date: Sunday August 4, 2024
• Meeting Point: Southampton Cultural Center, 25 Pond Lane, Southampton, NY
• Time: Check-in begins at 6:30AM, with the opening ceremony beginning at 8:00AM and the Race of Hope begins at 8:30 AM.
• Cost: $45 until July 12^th, 2024; $50 until August 3^rd, 2024; $55 on race day
• Strollers and Dogs welcome