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Food World Senior Bowl Charity
Run Seeking Area's Fastest Running Families
Popular event, which
raises funds for the Food World - Senior Bowl Charitable Partnership,
seeks to find the fastest running families along the Gulf Coast
MOBILE, Ala. (October 16, 2007) --
While there are many ways to participate in the 20th annual Food World
Senior Bowl Charity Run on November 3, one of the most fun and rewarding
may be through the new Fastest Family competition in place for this
year’s race.
This year, family members of all ages can
compete together as a team during the race’s 5K and 10K events through
the streets of downtown Mobile.
The Fastest Family competition will be
broken down into two categories in both the 5K and 10K races – “Under
18” and “18 and Over”. Families participating in the Under 18 category
will have at least one scoring member under the age of 18, while the 18
and Over category will have all scoring members at least 18 years of
age.
Families of all ages are encouraged to
participate in the Fastest Family
Competition which will be held in conjunction with this year's 20th
anniversary
Food World Senior Bowl Charity Run's 10K and 5K events.
Each family designates a team captain, and
team members can include any category of relatives such as children,
spouses, grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, etc.
The winner is then determined by the
lowest combined times of the first three finishers on each family team.
“The Food World – Senior Bowl Charity Run
is a fun, family-oriented charity event, so it seemed only natural to
add a special family competition to this year’s race,” said Senior Bowl
media relations director Vic Knight. “It is important to note that only
three family members are needed to enter a team, and there is no
additional charge to participate.”
A special award will be presented to the
fastest family in both the 5K and 10K races during the post-race awards
ceremony held at the Mobile Convention Center.
To enter the Charity Run’s Fastest Family
competition and for further information, complete the entry form
available on the special Charity Run section at the bowl’s website at
www.seniorbowl.com and return it
to race headquarters prior to race day.
There is no cost to enter the Fastest
Family competition.
In addition to the 5K and 10K races and
special family competition, organizers are once again offering a
One-Mile Fun Run event, all for the low entry fee of just $12.
Pre- and post-race activities have been
also expanded this year to provide more entertainment and food than in
previous years.
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. Over $4.2 million has been donated to charity
since the partnership’s inception.
Participants may run or walk the 10K, 5K
or One-Mile events. The 5K race will start at the same place and time as
the 10K event at 8:30 a.m., and the fast, flat 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.
For the $12 entry fee, each runner will
receive the race’s popular 100 percent cotton long-sleeve T-shirt and
admittance to the Food World Family Fun Festival held following the
event in the Mobile Convention Center. The most generous post-race event
in the South, the Festival will feature free food such as fruit,
jambalaya, hot dogs, yogurt, ice cream and more, musical entertainment
and 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.
For more information on this year’s
Charity Run, access the race’s website at
www.seniorbowl.com.
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