Gold sponsors of the St. Michaels Running Festival recently gathered with Festival sponsors and organizers. Pictured left to right are: Dolores and Jack Antwerpen, Antwerpen Volkswagen, Big Pickle Food, and Sweetie Bakery; and Stacie Monz and Patti Tibbitt, WCEI –FM. Pictured front row left to right are: Peter Paris, Eastern Shore Endurance Events, LLC; Randy Haddaway, The Shore Life Magazine; Mike Kerrigan, Eastern Shore Endurance Events, LLC; and Bob Perkins, YMCA of the Chesapeake. Absent from the photo is the representative from Atlantic Broadband.
The first annual St. Michaels Running Festival will be held in historic St. Michaels, MD, on Saturday, May 19, 2012. The Festival activities will begin at 7:30 a.m. with an opening ceremony, followed by a rolling start for a 10K run, the USATF certified half marathon, and a 5K run/walk. The races and walks are open to people of all fitness levels and abilities. The routes will include the streets of historic St. Michaels and its waterfront communities, the Martingham golf community, and the newly paved rails to trails nature path. Race timing and management support for the race is provided by Pacers Events, Inc. from Arlington, VA.
Each race and walk will be followed by an awards ceremony. Live music, featuring BritishMania, an authentic Beatles Tribute Band and the local band, “Them Eastport Oysterboys” and DJ Groundhog, will round out this daylong family-oriented festival. Children will be entertained with a moon bounce, face painting, music and dancing. Eastern Shore hospitality will be served up with signature pit beef and steamed crabs. At the end of the day, massage therapists will provide sports massages to tired athletes.
The event, sponsored by the YMCA of the Chesapeake, in partnership with Eastern Shore Endurance Events, LLC, is promoting community health, physical fitness and wellness in the Bay Hundred area. The Festival will benefit the local business and nonprofit community. A portion of the proceeds from this community-wide event will benefit the St. Michaels Family YMCA for its new building fund and the St. Michaels Community Center for its summer youth programs, as well as other area nonprofit organizations. Gold sponsors include Antwerpen Volkswagen, Big Pickle Food, Sweetie Bakery, Shore Life Magazine, WCEI, and Atlantic Broadband.
To register for the Festival, visit www.stmichaelsrunningfestival.com or call 443-812-1346.
Saturday, May 19, 2012
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