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Are You Ready to Take on a 5k Run on the Central Coast?

We have just the one for you in San Luis Obispo!

Saturday, March 18. 2017

Registration to start at 7:00am
Run to start at 8:30am
$25 per person until Feb 15
$30 Per person Feb 16 – March 17
$35 per person March 18 (Day of)

The Route

The SLO Health and Fitness Expo 5K takes you along the Highway 101 Bike Path up to Madonna Mountain & back up to the Alex Madonna Expo Center. This run affords you beautiful views of the hills and pastures of San Luis Obispo over a distance of 3.1 miles. The run begins and ends at the Alex Madonna Expo Center in San Luis Obispo, CA; the race starts at 8:30am. You do not have to be a serious runner to participate; we encourage all walkers and runners who are comfortable on trails to come out to celebrate health and fitness while enjoying the healthy lifestyle fostered on the Central Coast.


The San Luis Obispo 2017 Health & Fitness Expo 5k Run Benefiting: Project Teen Health (PTH) is a childhood obesity prevention program developed and operated by Community Action Partnership of San Luis Obispo County, Inc. (CAPSLO). The mission of Project Teen Health is to reduce and prevent adolescent obesity by providing research-supported, innovative, culturally sensitive, and youth-driven programs. PTH serves youth at Arroyo Grande High School, Nipomo High School, Paso Robles High School and Santa Maria High School providing a variety of no-cost programs.

Proceeds from the 2017 CHC 5K Run will provide scholarships for students in need who wish to participate in the program. Funds will cover the cost of gym memberships, athletic shoes, and field trips. The high school-based program offers after-school fitness classes, individual nutrition counseling, an on-campus nutrition club, and an annual health fair.

Learn more about Project Teen Health at: https://www.capslo.org/programs/sec-health-services/menu-health-education/project-teen-health

Community Health Centers of the Central Coast, Inc. (CHC) is the grantor and fiscal agent of the CAPSLO Project Teen Health program. CHC is a 501(c)3 non-profit network of 28 health centers that provide medical services to all people, with emphasis on under-served, uninsured and at-risk patients. CHC was founded as a rural health clinic in 1978, and now cares for over 100,000 patients across San Luis Obispo and northern Santa Barbara Counties.

More information on CHC at: CommunityHealthCenters.org

If you have any questions please call 805-772-4600 or
email [email protected] for more information.

https://www.inspiredexpos.com/5k-run/

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