Building Healthy Communities 5K Run/Walk and Wellness Expo

Event Overview

Come join us for the 11th Annual Building Healthy Communities 5K Run/Walk & Wellness Expo. The 5K run/walk will raise funds to benefit the MUSC Children's Health Wellness Works Program. Come run or walk a USATF-certified 5K course to help us in our work of supporting healthy lifestyle habits for kids and their families. We also have a lot of exciting raffle prizes to offer, so bring cash or a card to purchase raffle tickets and participate in the drawing after the race (no checks will be accepted).

Registration Details

• Registration fee includes: a t-shirt, race packet with freebies, water, and healthy snacks.
• Timing: Official timing and overall/age-group awards (top three in each group).
• Finisher's medal: Given to all who complete the entire 5K course.
• Pre-race schedule: Registration and packet pick-up begin at 8:00 am, mandatory pre-race meeting at 8:45 am, group warm-up at 8:50 am, run/walk starts at 9:00 am.

Location

• Venue: Hampton Park.
• Address: 30 Mary Murray Drive, Charleston, SC 29403.
• Packet pickup: Friday, February 13th from 1:00-6:00pm at Fleet Feet West Ashley.
• Wellness Expo: Open to everyone, not just registered participants.

Wellness Works Program Information

MUSC Children's Health Wellness Works program is a wellness/weight management program and lipid treatment clinic for kids and teens. We work with kids and their families to promote healthy habits through individualized clinic visits, group education sessions, and a fitness program. We have had fantastic success and we currently have over 600 families enrolled from all over the state! Since we are a non-profit program, we rely heavily on fundraising events that also promote our healthy message through exercise and health promotion.

Thank you so much for your support of these children and their families and for helping us build healthy communities! More information can be found on our website at www.MUSCKids.org/WellnessWorks and our Facebook page at www.Facebook.com/MUSCkidsWellnessWorks.

Sponsors

Let’s thank our sponsors for this event:

• Platinum Level: Coastal Kids Dental and Braces.
• Gold Level: Shelbourne and Associates Oral and Facial Surgery.
• Silver Level: SeaCoast Sports and Outfitters, The Little Gym, West Ashley, Essence2 Aesthetics and Wellness, Lime Micromobility, Renewal by Andersen, Coastal Vending and Food Service.

Raffle Prizes

Exciting raffle prizes you can enter to win (subject to change):

• The Little Gym: Awesome Birthday Bash (1.5 hours of play, air track rental for 15 participants) $450 value.
• Charleston River Dogs: Family 4 Pack of tickets, 4 hot dogs, 4 chips, and 4 waters $120 value.
• Habits for Health: Eight tickets to a cooking class $280 value.
• Bilda Bike: Gift basket with various prizes and 1/2 off tune up $185 value.

Vendors and Activities

Interesting and informative booths/vendors:

• Girls on the Run.
• Health Fund for Children (HF4C).
• Epitomy of Epilepsy.
• Coastal Kids Dental and Braces.

We also will have Tracy Yancey with Without Limits for the pre-race warm-up, a visit from Charlie the RiverDog, AND the fabulous Black Girls Run cheerleaders!

Race Information Link

For more details, please visit our race registration page.