In just a few days, you can help seniors to live longer and live well by supporting the 11th Annual 2017 Get Ready! Get Set! Get Fit! 5K Run-Walk and 1 Mile Walk, which will be held Sunday morning on the campus of CCBC Essex, 7201 Rossville Boulevard. Proceeds benefit seniors who participate in county senior center fitness programs. Come out to register at packet pick-up at Bykota Senior Center, 611 Central Ave., on Sept. 15 from noon -4:30 p.m. and Sept. 16 from 10 a.m. to noon. Or you can register the day of the event at CCBC Essex. Onsite registration opens at 6:30 a.m. Swag bags will be given to the first 200 registered participants who are onsite for the event. The day includes health and fitness screenings and free massages starting at 7:30 a.m. Roads on campus will close at 8 a.m. The 5K race, which is professionally managed by Charm City Run, attracts participants of all ages who run and walk the course. The 5K race starts at 8:30 a.m. and the one mile walk starts at 8:45 a.m. The 1-Mile Walk is perfect for our younger and older participants. Medals are given for the fastest three male and female 5K finishers overall, as well as the top three male and female runners in all age categories. Door prizes, including a $500 Fitness Pays Grand Prize sponsored by Van Dyke and Bacon Shoes, will be awarded (must be present to win). Participants receive a complimentary long-sleeved performance T-shirt (guaranteed up to the first 1,200 registered, sizes not guaranteed), water on the course and post-race refreshments. Trophies will be awarded for largest team, most money raised by an individual and most money raised by a team. CCBC Essex is easily accessible to I-95 and I-695 and has ample parking.
