Run For The Health of It, Stay For the Fun of It

Pearce Community Center is hosting Hardee’s Run For the Health of It and Family Fun Day on Saturday, July 11^th as part of its 25^th-anniversary celebration.

Run For the Health of It is an annual 5K run and 2-mile walk. The 5K course has been certified by USA Track and Field. The race begins at 7:00 a.m. with registration and check in available from 6:00 to 6:30 a.m.

The 5K race course and 2-mile walk will begin and end at Pearce Community Center. It will take participants through the paved, flat streets of Chillicothe. Water will be provided throughout the course.

Refreshments, snacks, and the awards ceremony will take place in the banquet room immediately after the race.

Register by June 27 to guarantee a premium dry wick race t-shirt and pay only $20 for ages 13 and younger and $25 and for ages 14 and older. The entry fee to walk is $10. After June 27, fees increase and t-shirts are not available.

Packet pickup will be available Thursday, July 9 from noon to 5:00 p.m., and again on Friday, July 10 from noon to 8:00 p.m. for everyone who has registered by July 8.

Entry forms are available online at www.signmeup.com, at Pearce Community Center, and online at www.pearcecc.com.

Family Fun Day will kick off at 9:00 a.m. with breakfast in the community room followed by a kid’s fun run led by costumed character Zorro, the masked avenger.

A rock climbing wall and five inflatables including an obstacle course, bounce house, giant slide, cannonball air blaster, and monster trikes will be part of the fun. A hot dog lunch, ice cream, music, and bingo will also be featured.