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Food World Senior Bowl Charity
Run Offers Events For Runners Of All Ages and Fitness Levels, Celebrates
20th Anniversary This Saturday
5K race continues to
grow in popularity along with the 10K and One-Mile Events
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Run Information]
MOBILE,
Ala. (October 26, 2007) -- For the past 20 years, the Food World
Senior Bowl Charity Run has made a difference for thousands along the
Gulf Coast.
Whether it has been through helping to
generate over $4.2 million for Gulf Coast area charities, or by offering
a quality running festival promoting health and fitness for runners of
all ages and fitness levels, the Charity Run has earned its rightful
status as one of the South’s premier road races.
All of that success culminates once again
this Saturday, November 3, as the Food World Senior Bowl Charity Run
will hold its 20th event in the streets of downtown Mobile.
And based on early registration totals,
this year’s event is headed for another outstanding turnout of over
5,000 participants, with runners and walkers taking advantage of the low
$12 advance entry fee as well as the opportunity to register for the 10K
and 5K races and the Healthy Families, Healthy Kids One-Mile Fun Run.
“Over the last week, we’ve seen a marked
increase in overall registration, but in particular the registration for
the 5K event has really picked up,” said Senior Bowl media relations
director Vic Knight. “We added the 5K race a year ago in order to
increase the opportunities for people of all ages in our community to
take part in the Charity Run, while also maintaining and improving many
of the aspects of the event which have proven so popular with
participating runners over the years.”
Over 3,000 Mobile and Baldwin County
students and their families have also already registered for the event
through their schools with the popular Charity Run School Program.
Schools use the Program as both a
fundraiser and an opportunity for students and their families to
participate in a fun, family event geared towards health and fitness.
Over $10,000 will be donated to area schools this year by the race
through this program.
As part of the 20th anniversary
celebration, the Charity Run’s pre-race and post-race activities have
been expanded to provide more entertainment and food than in previous
years.
The Food World Family Fun Festival held
following the event in the Mobile Convention Center will once again be
one of the most generous post-race events in the South featuring free
food such as fruit, jambalaya, hot dogs, yogurt, ice cream and more,
live musical entertainment from two bands, and lots of interactive games
and activities.
Also, the first 1,000 registered runners
will be able to attend free of charge the Whitney Bank Pasta Party held
the Friday evening before the race in the Mobile Convention Center
featuring all-you-can-eat pasta, salad, dessert and beverages, as well
as live musical entertainment.
Participating in the Charity Run also
allows runners to help not just one, but many great causes, as proceeds
from the event will go to the Food World-Senior Bowl Charitable
Partnership which seeks to raise funds for area charities that benefit
youth related activities along the Gulf Coast. Since its inception, the
race has helped raise over $4.2 million for area charities.
Runners may run or walk the 10K, 5K or
One-Mile events. The 5K race will start at the same time as the 10K
event at 8:30 a.m., and the lightning fast 10K and 5K courses will begin
on Government Street at Hamilton in downtown Mobile and finish on
Government Street at Royal, just one block from the Mobile Convention
Center, making it convenient for runners to attend all of the post-race
festivities.
The Fun Run will start at 10:00 a.m. on
Church Street at Royal near Ft. Conde and will finish at the same
location as the 10K and 5K races on Government Street at Royal.
Each runner will receive the race’s
popular 100 percent cotton, long sleeve race T-shirt, while top division
and age group finishers in both the 10K and 5K races, as well as the Fun
Run winners, will also receive special awards commemorating their
accomplishment. Fun Run winners will be introduced to the crowd during
the 2008 Under Armour Senior Bowl football game, set for January 26,
2008.
Race headquarters will open in the Mobile
Convention Center on Thursday, and runners may register and pick up
their T-shirts and run numbers from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Headquarters will
also be open on Friday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. and on Saturday morning
from 6:30 – 8:00 a.m.
For more information on this year’s
Charity Run or to register online, access the race’s website at
www.seniorbowl.com. |
