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2012 Frostbite 5K, 10k and 1-Mile Fun Run/Walk
Date: Sunday, February 19th 2012
Time: 2:15pm to 5:00pm
Description:
Park Ridge Health hosts the 20th Annual Frostbite 10K, 5K Run and 1-Mile Fun Run/Walk on Sunday, February 19, at 2:15 p.m. This race-event will take place on a flat to gently rolling course of varying terrain, and will begin and finish at the Lelia Patterson Center in Fletcher, NC. Water will be available throughout the course and delicious cookies and fruit will be available to everyone after the race. The race time of each runner will be recorded using Bib chip devices.
Fees
Registration for the 10k race is $25, the 5K race is $20 before Feb. 1. Both are $35 after this date or on race day. One-Mile Fun Run/Walk $10
Packet Pick-up will be available on Saturday February 18th, from 10 a.m. – 6 p.m., at Foot Rx Running Store in South Asheville off Hwy 25 at 63 Turtle Creek Shopping Center, 828-277-5151. There will also be race day registration and packet pick-up at the Lelia Patterson Center in Fletcher, NC from 1:15 - 2 p.m. There is a Family Fun Expo going on during the race and the awards presentations will be at the Lelia Patterson Center Auditorium.
For general inquiries email us at: gro.rebmahcellivehsa@rebmem
Directions:
Lelia Patterson Center in Fletcher NC
Event Location:
1111 Howard Gap Road
Fletcher, NC 28732
Phone: 828-687-5644