“We have a wonderful group of people ready to hit the pavement for JALA, but we would like to see more people getting involved, and there is still time,” said event founder and Gunster shareholder Mike Freed.

The 2024 Freed to Run Challenge November 23-24 benefiting Jacksonville Area Legal Aid’s Shelter for Elders initiative is drawing lawyers, judges, business leaders, and other civic-minded athletes to help fund an endowment for housing-related legal assistance for indigent seniors.

The runners and walkers will complete half-mile laps around the Duval County Courthouse in a period of either 12 or 24 hours beginning November 23, or run a 5k on November 24, while the cyclists will bike from the St. Johns County Courthouse to the Duval County Courthouse November 24. All are gathering financial pledges for JALA.