The Freed to Run Challenge on Nov. 23-24 met its $180,000 fundraising goal, including a $25,000 match from the Delores Barr Weaver Legacy Fund at The Community Foundation for Northeast Florida.
Nearly 150 participants made financial pledges and then ran, jogged, walked or pushed strollers for 12 or 24 hours on a half-mile loop around the Duval County Courthouse.
A 5K run and a 35-mile bicycle ride from the St. Johns County Courthouse in St. Augustine to the Duval County Courthouse also are elements of the annual event.