WHO:
USA Track & Field’s Olympic silver medalist and N.C. native Manteo Mitchell; and 2005 world champion and St. Augustine College alumnus Bershawn Jackson.
WHAT:
RunJumpThrow Experience, a hands-on learning program that gets kids excited about physical activity by introducing them to the basic running, jumping and throwing skills through track and field. Team USA athletes will lead a RunJumpThrow Experience event in Charlotte, NC as part of USATF’s commitment to promote youth activity through a free, inclusive program.
USA Track & Field partnered this fall with local SUBWAY® restaurants in parts of North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia, encouraging kids to get active and stay healthy through the SUBWAY® “Fit For Life Challenge” program. Aimed at elementary and middle-school students, the Fit For Life Challenge promotes health habits during a two-week challenge taking place in October, dubbed “Fit-tober.”
More than 50,000 children in the region took the Fit For Life Challenge in 2013. This year, select students ages 7-14 at schools participating in the challenge will have the opportunity to attend special “RunJumpThrow Experience” events, presented by USATF throughout the region.
WHEN/WHERE:
Wednesday, November 19, 2014
Time: 8:45 am- 12 pm
Location: Enka High School – Football Field
475 Enka Lake Road
Chandler, NC 28725
Schools can register for the SUBWAY® “Fit For Life Challenge” online at www.gofitforlife.com
For more information about the USA Track & Field and RunJumpThrow, visit:
www.usatf.org/runjumpthrow
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