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Labor Your Legs - September 6, 2010
8:30 AM
Shelter House, Crestview Park
Join us in kicking off the fall season with a celebration of healthy and active lifestyles! Meet area runners, walkers, bikers, triathletes, and general health enthusiasts!
Enjoy a 5k or 10k fun run followed by a tasty breakfast!
Raffle prizes, discount coupons, race brochures, and more!
CLICK HERE to RSVP for this event!
See you there!!
Kaw River Run
4 Mile Run • 2 Mile Walk
Saturday, September 4th
8:00am
On the grounds of Cedar Crest and Menninger Campus
Kansas’ newest state park - Kaw River State Park - is slated to officially open on September 4, 2010. Located on the south bank of the Kansas river adjacent to MacLennan Park (Cedar Crest), the park will include trails for walking, running, and mountain biking as well as the new road that provides river access for canoing and kayaking (and hill repeats on a 15% grade). Jeff Bender, the park manager, is building some challenging trails that will provide all of us with additional opportunities for exercise in a beautiful river bluff setting. The trails are being developed with the latest techniques in erosion control, so we won’t see the same problems that the main trail in MacLennan Park has, and Jeff is using recycled materials from the demolition of some buildings on the Menninger Campus. In addition to the 76 acres of parkland, visitors will also be able to access the 40 acres surrounding the KTWU tower.
To celebrate the opening and introduce you to some of the new trails, Kansas Wildlife and Parks has organized a race for September 4. The Kaw River Run will be a four mile run, or two mile walk that begins at 8:00am at the entrance to the new park on sixth street. Register online at active.com or pick up a race flyer at one of the gyms. Entry fee is $25 and all proceeds from the race are being donated to the Let’s Help Education Program. For more information you can visit: www.letshelpinc.org/KawRiverRun.pdf
The Topeka Sunflower Striders Running Club is a non-profit organization committed to the overall health and well-being of all who engage in physical activity.
Please join us on an upcoming group run, or race.
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