Patchogue Family YMCA to Host Third Annual 5K Run/Walk to Benefit Y's Diabetes Prevention Program

WHAT: The Patchogue Family YMCA is proud to host its 3rd Annual 5K Run to benefit the YMCA’s Diabetes Prevention Program. Community members of all ages are invited to run and/or walk across a beautiful 5K course, including a scenic route along the Patchogue waterfront. All proceeds from the event support the YMCA’s Diabetes Prevention Program, a community-based lifestyle improvement program for adults with pre-diabetes.

Statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show that 86 million people in the U.S. (1 in 3 people) have prediabetes, up from 79 million people in 2010.

Without weight loss and moderate physical activity, 15 to 30 percent of people with prediabetes will develop type 2 diabetes within five years. Research by the National Institutes of Health has shown that programs like the YMCA’s Diabetes Prevention Program reduce the number of new cases of diabetes by 58% overall and by 71% in individuals over age 60.

COST: Adult pre-registration cost: $25 (deadline: Friday, April 15th)

Adult registration day-of the event cost: $30

Youth Registration cost: $15.

ADDITIONAL INFO: No baby strollers or pets will be permitted on the course.

Overall top-three male and top-three female finishers will receive a three-month YMCA Membership.

Top finisher for each age group will receive one free month YMCA Membership.

WHEN: T-Shirt pickup will be Saturday, April 16 from 8:00 A.M. – 2:00 P.M.

Race day check in: 7:30 A.M. – 8:30 A.M.

Walk begins: Sunday, April 17th, 2016 beginning at 9:00 A.M.

WHERE:

Patchogue Family YMCA

255 West Main Street

Patchogue, New York 11772