Get In Gear 5k Run/Walk

A group of us from the south of the river coffee meetup are planning to do the Get In Gear Run/Walk 5k on Saturday, April 24th, in the Minnehaha Falls area.  We're hoping that others would like to join us too!!    It would be so much fun to get a group of WLS people together on a Saturday spring morning & to top it off we'd be getting in some great activity while visiting/meeting with wonderful people!! 

Some in our group are trained (or are training) to run/jog the 5k (and we even have someone planning to run in the 10k), but there will also be people in our group walking it as well.  I may actually be walking it with my husband & kids, so it can be a family event as well. 

You can register online & on the day of the event you can park at the VA Center & they will shuttle you over to the site (which will be super convenient). 

For more information & to register you can go to this site:

http://www.getingear10k.com/index.html

Quick info on the event-
Date: Saturday, April 24th
Time: 10k & 1/2 Marathon start at 9am, 5k starts at 9:20am (you have until 12pm to finish the race, so there is definitely no rush to get the run/walk finished)
Park & Ride: Buses run from 6:45am to 12:30pm to & from the VA to the event location
Fees:
10k/5k-
$25 2/01 thru 3/28
$27 3/29 thru 4/11
$30 4/12 thru 4/22

If you have any questions about the event post them on here since people from our coffee have done it in the past & they may be able to answer your questions.  And, let me know if you register so we can all meet & walk together!!

  I understand that today (Sunday 3/28) is the last day to register at the lower entry fee.

  I signed up for the 5K. I have Not started the C to 5K regime yet, so I plan on mostly walking the course, but I will be there with the group.

I'll be walking it with you too Paul since I haven't gotten in all my training for the Couch to 5k. 

Great idea! Thanks for the link, my family and I might join in.

My whole family will be there!!  For those of you who are interested on how to train for a 5k. There is a itunes/iphone Application that I am using called "Couch To 5k" This has done wonders for me and my family.  They start you slow and build you up. I was also at the store called " The Running Room" yesterday and they also offer a clinic for running. Cost is $49.00.

So proud of everyone who is doing these types of events, especially considering where we all came from!

How is your Couch to 5k training going?

I'm in week 3 (doing the Autism 5k on May 15th), and I can already jog 1.5 miles with no walking. My goal is to jog the entire 3.2 miles with no walking.... I'm on my way!!!!

Keep up the great work, all!
Shannon