Cigna Mayor’s Race 5K to Promote Importance of Health and Fitness

Dallas city council representatives, Dallas Mavericks mascot Champ, Dallas police, firemen and SWAT officers, and DISD executives along with leaders of the Cigna Mayor’s Race 5K presented by Oncor – part of MetroPCS Dallas Marathon weekend in December – today visited Louise Wolff Kahn Elementary School to kick off registration season for the event and discuss the importance of health and fitness with Dallas ISD students.
MetroPCS Dallas Marathon officials introduced the Louise Wolff Kahn Elementary students to the 3 Months to 3 Miles training program, a kid-friendly program that promotes family exercise activities like bike-riding and running. The program helps prepare schoolchildren and other participants for the 3.1-mile run at the 2014 Cigna Mayor’s Race Presented by Oncor.
Louise Wolff Kahn Elementary fourth- and fifth-graders enjoyed a special treat before hearing about the importance of health and fitness – they toured Dallas Police and Fire Department vehicles, including police cars and a fire truck. Students also had the opportunity to sample Three Happy Cows products. After the presentation, MetroPCS Dallas Marathon representatives fit fifty students from Louise Wolff Kahn Elementary for a pair of free running shoes. These students will receive their donated running shoes in the coming weeks to help jump-start training runs.
The Cigna Mayor’s Race 5K Presented by Oncor is Saturday, December 13 in downtown Dallas, and is ideal for children and families looking to get involved in MetroPCS Dallas Marathon’s weekend festivities or for serious runners looking for an end-of-year race or final tuneup prior to the MetroPCS Dallas Marathon. Entrance is free for all Dallas ISD students. All paying registrants will be chip timed.

For more information or to register for the Cigna Mayor’s Race 5K Presented by Oncor, visit dallasmarathon.com/mayors-race-5k.