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The participants of the Simply Women's 5k Run/Walk at the start of the second annual race in 2010. (Photo by Aaron Zaremsky)

Annual Simply Women Ohio 5K to return this month

The annual Simply Women Ohio 5K run/walk for women and girls will be held Saturday, June 29, at 9 a.m. The race will begin at YS High School, with check-in and onsite registration from 7:45 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. 

Advance registration may be completed online at http://www.keysports.net; a mail-in registration form may also be downloaded and printed at this address. Those who register by June 18 are guaranteed a race T-shirt. Registration cost is $25 through June 16, and $30 after that point.

The YS Police Department will assist with traffic control on the day of the race, and a lead motorcyle will provide added safety and guide racers. Participants will receive pre-race warm-ups with a certified personal trainer, a mid-course water station, finish line awards, a drawing for prizes and post-race refreshments. Timing will be provided by Key Sports, and medals will be awarded to the top finisher in each of the following groups: 6 and under; 7–10; 11–14; 15–19; 20–24; 25–29; 30–34; 35–39; 40–44; 45–49; 50–59; 60–69; and 70-plus.

The race event is the primary fundraiser for Simply Women Ohio, which was organized in 2009 under the name YS Girls Running as a way to create space in village school-based sports for girls to participate in meaningful ways. The organization expanded its reach — and changed its name — in order to realize its goals of increasing participation of girls in sports and health and fitness activities, educating women on the community-building aspects of team and group sports and developing support structures in the community for women’s sports.

For more information on the race and Simply Women Ohio, visit http://www.simplywomenohio.org/2016-5k-info/5k-run-walk.

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