In an effort to foster environments that support healthy choices, several in the community asked that we form a 5K group to support Mayor Karl Dean's comprehensive initiative to get active and healthy in our communities so that we can make Nashville a "Healthier" city.
Nashville Mayor Karl Dean announced the 3.1 mile route for the free "Mayor's Challenge 5K Walk/Run" on Nov. 13. It will begin at Public Square Park, go across Capitol Hill to the Gulch, up Second Avenue and end back at the historic Metro Courthouse.
Please accept this invitation, my neighbors and friends, to join the free training sessions, which are designed for all ages and people of all fitness levels. More information is online at http://www.walkbikenashville.org/
Sign up to Join Our Team at http://www.mayorschallenge5k.com/ and select the group in the drop down box titled "Priest Lake Pacers." My first Metro Council resolution that was on the agenda at our first Council meeting supporting walking initiatives around children and families in our community. Please visit http://www.nashville.gov/mc/resolutions/term_2011_2015/rs2011_41.htm
Through partnerships with Metro Parks and Recreation and the YMCA of Middle Tennessee, training sessions are conducted in city parks and community centers, as well as at YMCA facilities, throughout Davidson County.
Four primary training sites include Shelby Bottoms Nature Center, McCabe Community Center, Antioch Community Center and Hadley Community Center. Training sessions at these four sites are led by the Nashville Striders, Fleet Feet Sports, the Nashville Running Company, Tennessee State University and the Vanderbilt University Dayani Center.
Training opportunities are available six day's a week at various times of the day and last no longer than one hour. A full schedule of training session days and times is available at www.mayorschallenge5k.com Individuals and groups can train on their own or follow the Mayor's Challenge training program.
Registrants will also have multiple opportunities to participate in free "Pressure Check" screenings. They are provided by 5k community partner HCA TriStar Stroke Network. These screenings will allow participants to log and monitor their blood pressure, while further educating themselves on healthy living practices and stroke prevention.
United Healthcare, another community partner, is offering a shoe giveaway. Participants are eligible to enter the giveaway at the Saturday training sessions at the four primary sites.
Official partners for the "Mayor's Challenge 5K" include the HCA TriStar Stroke Network, United Healthcare, Piedmont Natural Gas, the YMCA of Middle Tennessee, Metro Nashville Department of Parks & Recreation and NashVitality. NashVitality, a federally funded initiative of the Metro Public Health Department, celebrates the many opportunities in Nashville to live healthy, active and green lives.
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PRIEST LAKE FAMILY & WOMEN'S HEALTH CENTER
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615-292-9770
2637 Murfreesboro Pike - behind our area's Krystal's
