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Run for health and wellness to support older adult fitness programming
Baltimore County celebrates 10th anniversary of Get Ready! Get Set! Get Fit! 5K Run Walk at CCBC Essex
An increasing number of older adults suffer from chronic diseases and other maladies that are not related to age, but are, in part, due to lack of exercise and a poor diet.
In the fight to improve the odds, the Baltimore County Department of Aging operates 20 senior centers with fitness centers and other health and wellness programs, which support healthy living as people age.
But the department can’t do it alone. Your support of this year’s Get Ready! Get Set! Get Fit! 5K Run-Walk and 1 Mile Walk For All Ages contributes to the department’s ability to preserve health and wellness programs in our community nonprofit senior centers specifically geared to helping those 60 and over to thrive.
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Join us Sept. 18 at the CCBC Essex campus at 8 a.m. for a morning full of exercise and entertainment. Bring your family, your friends, and your neighbors to the 10th anniversary of the run walk, which this year includes a 1 mile kids fun run. The multi-generational event also offers health and wellness screenings, games and a host of other entertainment. The first 1,200 registered receive a complimentary long-sleeved T-shirt ; coffee, water on the course and post-race refreshments. 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 by local businesses will be given throughout the event. Register at www.getreadygetsetgetfit5k.com.
This year’s event is sponsored by Cigna (Presenting Sponsor), Whiting-Turner (Gold Sponsor), Comcast (Media Sponsor), Giant Food (Bronze Sponsor), Timing is Everything (Entertainment Sponsor), Brick Bodies (Warm-Up Sponsor), Van Dyke and Bacon Shoes (Fitness Pays Sponsor), Geresbeck's Food Market (Snack Sponsor), Baltimore Coffee and Tea Company (food sponsor), Towson Hot Bagels (food sponsor), Crystal Springs (Water Sponsor), U.S. Army Recruiting (Mile Marker Sponsor), Kaiser Permanente (Mile Marker Sponsor) and Charm City Run (Race Director).