First Things First is encouraging families to get going in the same direction at the fourth annual Families on the Run, a competitive 5K, 10K and non-competitive Kiddie K Fun Jog on Saturday, Dec. 6.
Families on the Run will use ChampionChip timing. The ChampionChip is a racing timing device that provides net and split times for every individual athlete.
The course is set to begin and end at the Hunter Museum of American Art and will include Chattanooga's riverfront. The race starts promptly at 7:45 a.
m. Registration includes race entry, a hot breakfast from Wally's, and a goody bag. Long sleeve T-shirts are guaranteed to the first 400 event registrants.
Families on the Run will have a holiday party filled with festivities for the entire family all morning long. The Kiddie K and the holiday festivities will be held at the downtown Sportsbarn from 8-11 a.m. Breakfast from Wally's and coffee will be served from 8:30–10:30 a.m. The holiday party will include door prizes, entertainment, vendors and other activities.
Participants can enter as individuals or as a family or couple team. Individual participants and teams can collect contributions from their families and friends to support First Things First community initiatives. Top fundraising individuals and teams will qualify to win incentives.
Festive holiday attire is recommended.
Go to www.firstthings.org or call 267-5383 for more information.
All proceeds from Families on the Run benefit First Things First, a local nonprofit organization dedicated to strengthening families in the Chattanooga region through education, collaboration, and mobilization.
Families on the Run is sponsored by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee, Sportsbarn, Personal Fitness Specialists, Hallmark Insurance, Comcast, Sunny 92.3 WDEF, Coca-Cola, Aquarium Foods, Wally's, University of Phoenix, Groome Transportation and the Hunter Museum of Art.