CHARLESTON WINTER SERIES Exercise Your Right To Be Fit; Charleston Winter Series Scheduled Sunday
Reported by: Jeff Morris
Web Producer: Jeff Morris
Reported: Feb. 1, 2013 5:58 AM EST
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Charleston
, Kanawha County
, West Virginia
Many of us behave like bears in the winter – sleeping countless hours and conserving our energy. The exception is that we rise frequently to take in great quantities of food.
This weekend is the time to emerge from the cave so the hibernation doesn’t last all winter. Sunday is the final installment of this season’s Charleston Winter Series. A 5,000-meter walk (3.1 miles) is scheduled for 1 p.m. and a 10,000-meter run is slated for 2 p.m.
Sponsored by the Tallman Track Club and the city of Charleston, the Winter Series conducts walks and runs in December, January and February to encourage physical fitness. All events start at 31st Street and Virginia Avenue. Registration is at Charleston Area Medical Center Memorial Hospital. Same day registration for the event is $20.
The courses are flat, marked and there will be traffic control at major intersections.
Runners and walkers who finish all three events in the series will receive a hooded sweatshirt. There are no age group awards in the walk, just the top three females and males. In the run, the top female and male will win awards. The run also has age group awards of at least three deep, but 25 percent will win awards in big age groups.
For more information about the Winter Series Walks/Runs or to register, visit: http://tallmantrackclub.com/winter_series.htm.
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