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Thursday, January 26, 2006

12th annual HCHS Sunday Bowl Run for Kids (2/5/2006)


The 12th annual Sunday Bowl Run will be held at 2 p.m. on February 5, 2006 at Houston Christian High School. This year will be the third time the event is held at HCHS. The first nine races were held at Stratford High School in the Spring Branch school district and were initially open to runners 14 years and younger. The event is now open to runners of all ages.

The 1-mile run will be divided into several heats, according to age:

Heat A: 5-7 years
Heat B: 8-10 years
Heat C: 11-14 years
Heat D: 15 years and above

Additional races may be added, depending on the number of entries. Parents are invited to run with younger runners. All races start and finish on the HCHS track.

The primary purpose of the run is to get kids and adults out doing something on a day when many would just spend the entire time sitting in front of a television set. Another tradition of the run is to give everyone who finishes the race a gold medal, emphasizing the point that there are many more benefits to running than just winning.

Be sure to stay around after the race as there will be drawings for prizes, mostly donated by Houston Christian High School and by Finish Strong Sports, a local running store.

To register for the Sunday Bowl Run, click here, print and complete form, and mail to Dave Jantzen, Houston Christian High School, 2700 W. Sam Houston Pkwy. N., Houston, TX 77043.

The early registration fee is $4; late registration fee is $5 (day of race). For more information about the fun run, call 713-580-6086 (day) or 281-589-0824 (evening).

posted by WalkSports.com | 2:05 PM

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