Sign up for 8th annual Mayor’s 5K Run/Walk/Wheel

ABILENE, Texas – It’s time to sign up for the 2011 Mayor’s 5K Run/Walk/Wheel and one-mile Family Fun Run. The event will begin at the Civic Center on Saturday, April 16 at 8 a.m. The Mayor’s 5K Run/Walk/Wheel will take participants through a downtown Abilene course that begins and ends at the Abilene Civic Center . The 5K will be chip timed. Registration fees for the 5K Run/Walk/Wheel are $20 for adults, $12 for children ages 10 through 18, free for ages 9 and below, and $50 for a family up to four.{{more}} Participation in the Family Fun Run is free but participants are asked to pre-register in order to guarantee each contestant a t-shirt. All proceeds from the Mayor’s 5K Run/Walk/Wheel will benefit the Mayor’s Council on Physical Fitness. The Mayor’s 5K Run/Walk/Wheel and Family Fun Run are sponsored by the City of Abilene , Mayor’s Council on Physical Fitness, Abilene Runners Club and Junior League of Abilene’s Kids in the Kitchen. To register or ask for more information, visit the first floor of City Hall at 555 Walnut Street or call 325-676-6246. Register online at www.active.com or www.abilenetx.com/Press/Mayors5K.