2024 Preventive Medicine Initiative: Heart & Sole 5K

🏃‍♂️ Event Overview

• Date: March 8, 2025
• Location: 2222 28th St, Galveston, TX
• Link: PMI Heart & Sole 5K Registration
• Status: Sold out as of February 24, 2024

🎉 About the Race

• Purpose: Aimed at promoting exercise and healthy lifestyles
• Format: In-person 5K with a finisher festival
• Community Impact: A celebration of health and community
• Last Year's Success: 224 participants completed the race

👟 Support for the Community

• Funds Allocation: Donations support the Mobility Clinic at UTMB
• Mission: Providing footwear and footcare to underserved communities
• Impact: Over 600 pairs of shoes donated in three shoe drives
• Goals: Continue providing support through donations

💻 Virtual Option

• Availability: For participants unable to join in-person
• Registration Benefits: Virtual bib and packet pickup
• Finisher Perks: Stickers and prizes while supplies last
• Donation Option: Purchase a shirt or donate instead of registering

📅 Additional Details

• Training Sessions: Beginner-friendly sessions with Run Club at UTMB
• Social Media: Follow on Instagram @prevmedutmb
• Website for Information: www.prevmedutmb.org
• Open to Public: No residency or affiliation requirements

🐾 Event Policies

• Strollers: Allowed on the race course
• Pets: Not allowed on the race course, but welcomed at the festival
• Shirt Policy: Unclaimed shirts recycled 2 weeks after the event
• Registration Deadline: Closes on February 24, 2024, or when full

See you at the starting line!