Polk County’s Only Red Ribbon Half Marathon, 5K & Kids Fun Run
Saturday,
November 8, 2014 at the Lake Mirror Promenade
Polk County, FL – Polk County’s 2nd Annual Half
Marathon, 5K & Fun Run on Saturday, November 8, 2014 is less than a month away!
Polk County, FL – Polk County’s 2nd Annual Half
Marathon, 5K & Fun Run on Saturday, November 8, 2014 is less than a month away!
Festivities for Red Ribbon Month kicked off on Friday,
October 3, 2014 at the Red Ribbon Celebration held
at LEGOLAND Florida’s interactive family theme park. About 2,000 people
attended the fun family evening for just a $5.00 donation per ticket and
enjoyed 6 areas of LEGOLAND, as well as a Vendor Carnival.
The Red Ribbon Half Marathon, 5K & Fun Run, presented
by Title Sponsor Publix Super Markets, Inc., and event partners MidFlorida
Credit Union and Badcock Home Furniture & More, is a Family Weekend where parents can compete in the Half
Marathon or 5K, and children can participate in the Kids Fun Run. The scenic
run course will take place along picturesque Lake Mirror and Lakeland’s
beautiful downtown and Lake to Lake area.
Register on the event website at www.RedRibbonHalf.com! Registration is $100 for the Half Marathon and $35 for the 5K. Start
time on November 8th for the Half Marathon is 7:00 a.m., and the 5K begins at
7:15 a.m. Check-in will begin at 6:00 a.m.
Registration for the Kids Fun Run for students in grades
K-8 is FREE and includes a commemorative Run t-shirt for pre-registered
participants, along with free refreshments! Registration check-in will take
place at the Lake Mirror Auditorium, starting at 7:00 a.m. The
Fun Run will start at 8:00 a.m. at Lake Mirror Promenade, 121 S. Lake Ave., in
Lakeland, and follow a route
that will loop around Lake Mirror and end back in the Promenade area. Awards
will be given for first, second, and third place runners in gender categories,
as well as to the top 3 elementary schools and top middle school with the
largest percentage of participating students, based on school census number.
For additional details and
event info, please contact InnerAct Alliance’s executive director, Angie
Ellison, at (863) 802-0777. Info is also available at: www.redribbonhalf.com,
on Twitter at: www.twitter.com/RedRibbonHalf
and Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RedRibbonRunSeries
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