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Event Information

This annual event is a women’s only run and walk intended to celebrate women’s health and fitness, to encourage women to get and stay fit.

Proceeds from the 6th Annual Fleet Feet Sports Lady Distance Classic will directly
support a community-wide effort led by Cincinnati Children's Hospital
Medical Center focused on the prevention of cervical cancer among local
women and girls.  Our goal is to raise $10,000 in support of this program.
 
By supporting the Fleet Feet Sports Lady Distance Classic, you will be
helping to fund a coordinated effort to educate the community about HPV
vaccines that help prevent cervical cancer and to make those vaccines
accessible to all women, especially those at highest risk for cervical
cancer.   As a result of your support, community health agencies will work
together to expand their efforts to advocate for, educate and vaccinate as
many women as possible.
 
HPV is the most common sexually transmitted infection, with as many as 75 to
80 percent of US adults having been exposed to at least one type of HPV at
some point in their lives.  HPV can cause cervical cancer.  In the United
States, about 10,000 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer each year and
about 3,700 women die each year from this disease. By providing your support
to the Fleet Feet Sports Lady Distance Classic, we can help prevent the
women and girls of Cincinnati from becoming one of these statistics.



Special Events For This Year Include
  • BOB Stroller 5K
  • Harmony Garden Girls Power 5K Challenge
  • Balega Lil' Bug Kids Fun Run & 1 Miler
  • More to come!
Brooks Technical Top
 A Brooks Moisture Wicking top (pictured below) is included as part of your race entry fee.  Please click on the below link for more information about sizing.  We cannot guarantee that you will be able to exchange sizes on the shirts.
 

INFORMATION ABOUT SHIRT SIZING

Distance
10,000 Meters (6.2 miles) and 5,000 Meters (3.1 miles). The events are certified and sanctioned by the USATF-National Governing Body of Track and Field, Long Distance Running and RaceWalking.

Course
NEW THIS YEAR!! The course will begin and finish near the Blue Ash Nature Park. Runners/walkers will head west on Cooper Road, winding through various Blue Ash neighborhoods, offering a very scenic route.

Restrictions
This is a WOMEN’S ONLY EVENT! For safety reasons, in-line skates, head phones, skateboards and dogs will be prohibited from the race course.

Start Time
The 10K and 5K will begin at 7:15 a.m. for runners. Walkers & Strollers will begin at 7:16 a.m.

Fluid Stations
There will be three fluid stations for the 10k and one fluid station for the 5k. Gatorade will be served as the official Race Drink.

Packet Pick-Up & In-store Registration
Participants may pick up race packets and register for the races at Fleet Feet Sports located at the corner of Kenwood Road and Cooper Road in Blue Ash, 513-793-8383.

Packet Pick-Up Dates:

Saturday, July 26 10:00 am- 3:00 pm                                                                         Thursday, July 31 3:00 pm- 8:00 pm                                                                        Friday, August 1 10:00 am- 6:00 pm                                                                       Saturday, August 2 10:00 am- 1:00 pm

Registration and packet pick-up will also be held at the Blue Ash Recreation Center on race morning, Sunday, August 3 beginning at 6:00 a.m.