The Annual CDI Back In Shape 5k and Patrick Holmes Memorial Walk is Set for June 13

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. – Preparations are underway for the annual CDI Back In Shape 5k and Patrick Holmes Memorial Walk presented by Northwestern Health Sciences University. The event will be held June 13, 2009.

The Back in Shape Run features some of the fastest 5k times in Minnesota, producing the top three fastest times in 2008. The Back In Shape event also offers a family-friendly “Kids Central” area, with quarter and half-mile Kids’ Races, a mascot race, face-painting, a bounce house, and much more!

The schedule of events is as follows:             

6:45 a.m. Registration and packet pick-up opens
8 a.m. CDI Back In Shape 5K Run start
9 a.m. Patrick Holmes Memorial Walk
9 a.m. Awards ceremony in the cafeteria for the 5k Run
9:15 a.m. Kid's entertainment begins
10 a.m. Richfield Bloomington Credit Union Kids' Runs

Past participants rave about the amenities at the Back In Shape event, including a post-race buffet; free health screenings and sports massages; indoor restrooms; open swimming in the University’s pool before and after the event; and access to locker rooms and showers. More than $7,000 in cash prizes will be awarded to the top overall and age-group finishers, and many other raffle prizes will be awarded throughout the event, including: hotel stays, travel vouchers, gift certificates, and more.

“Northwestern is committed to promoting health and wellness and physical activity in the Twin Cities,” says Ryan Chapman, race director. “We believe running and walking are both excellent way to incorporate fitness into your life and hope that the Back In Shape event offers motivation and encouragement to young and old alike.”

Participants in the event also have the opportunity to raise money for Volunteers Enlisted to Assist People (VEAP), a Bloomington organization that meets the multiple issues of a household in crisis; Cornerstone, an organization working to prevent domestic abuse; and the Patrick Holmes Memorial Scholarship, a scholarship for Northwestern students interested in pursuing research as a career path. It was created in memory of Patrick Holmes, an exercise therapist at Northwestern who died in the I-35W bridge collapse on Aug. 1, 2007.

If you’re interested in learning more about participating in the CDI Back In Shape 5k and Patrick Holmes Memorial Walk, please visit the Back In Shape website at http://www.nwhealth.edu/backinshape/index.html. All runners and walkers must register.

• 5k Run and Walk: $20 before June 12, $25 day of race;
• Kids’ ¼ and ½ Mile Runs: $7 before June 12, $10 day of race; and
• Special Family Rate of $40: Entry into any of the events for up to four family members all from the same address (no more than two adults and must include at least one parent)

Northwestern Health Sciences University offers a wide array of choices in natural health care education including chiropractic, Oriental medicine, acupuncture, therapeutic massage and human biology. The University has nearly 900 students on a 25-acre campus in Bloomington, Minnesota.