And pledge forms still are available at the Volunteer Center of Sonoma County for businesses or individuals who want to help raise cash. The Rohnert Park Express under-15 girls soccer team brought balloons and big smiles to the 1999 Human Race. The race also set a record for participants. This year's goal is to reach the magical million-dollar mark. We have more participants this year and we have the Incentive Fund that matches 10 percent of everyone's earnings.
Racers choose which charity they want their pledges to go to.
Each agency's total earnings, in turn, receive a 10 percent boost, thanks to businesses and foundations, Dunn explained. It's a collaborative effort. And this year, more monitors will be stationed around the course to avoid a repeat of last year, when many runners were led astray and had to run farther. Dunn said her husband was one of them. He came in third place the previous year and he thought he could win the race.