Topic: Fitness
August 9, 2008 | 
 R3 Running, Racing, Relaxing will host their anniversary 5K fitness walk and fun run on August 16 at 7:30 a.m., before the heat of the day sets in. The run kicks off from 2535 Madison Street Suite H, behind R3’s Madison Street shop in Clarksville. A physical therapist from Tennessee Orthopedic Alliance will be on hand to assist runners and a health nutritionist will answer questions and make suggestions for a healthy balanced diet .
Guest speaker for this event will represent Soles 4 Souls, a charitable organization dedicated to donating shoes to the poor via shoe drive, shoe, drop, giving shoes to children, disaster relief, and providing assistance in obtaining good footwear. Participants are encouraged to bring in old pairs of shoes (one pair or as many as you want to donate), with the individual donating the greatest number of shoes winning a free pair of new shoes from R3. «Read the rest of this article»
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April 14, 2008 |
 The 30th annual Queen City Road Race was held Sunday. More than 1000 racers took part, with hundreds of spectators watching the event. The annual race featured racing opportunities for runners of all ages. The schedule included a 5K Race for individual runners, a 5K Wheelchair Cycle Race, a 1-Mile Wheelchair Race, a 1-Mile Walk and 1-Mile Fun Run. New events this year included the Wilma Rudolph 5K Relay and the Cumberland Bank & Trust Corporate Challenge.
The 5k individual race winners were Rodney Dycus age 40 for the men, and Meredith Thompson age 30 for the women.
The 1st Annual Wilma Rudolph 5K Relay Race was also held at this year’s event. Businesses, non-profit organizations, school teams, and church groups participated by forming 4-person running teams to race for the very first Wilma Rudolph Gold Cup! The winning team was the Meat Puppets with Zeek Woojubkomie, 19; Justin Williams, 20; Rex Greenwood, 21; and Matt Jones, 21 racing. Matt Jones was also the first runner to cross the finish line. «Read the rest of this article»
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