ADVISORY/Life Time Fitness Torchlight 5K To Be Held Wednesday, July 23, in Downtown Minneapolis.News/Assignment Editors ADVISORY...for Wednesday (July 23) --(BUSINESS WIRE) 3,000 Runners Expected to Participate in Minneapolis Aquatennial The Minneapolis Aquatennial is an annual event held in the U.S. city of Minneapolis, Minnesota, since 1940 celebrating the city's famous lakes, rivers, and streams. Its current tagline is The Ten Best Days of Summer. Sanctioned Event; 5K Course Follows Torchlight Parade The Torchlight Parade is the finale in a long series of parades around the greater Seattle area under the auspices of Seafair, a Seattle summertime celebration. The parade is one of the original Seafair events dating to the 1951 centennial celebration. Route WHAT: The Life Time Fitness Torchlight 5K - Life Time Fitness event organizers expect 3,000 participants and some 100,000 spectators at this year's event, which serves as the kick-off for the Minneapolis Aquatennial Torchlight Parade. Awards will be given to the top three overall males and females, but because the event is a fun run, official race results will not be kept. WHEN: Wednesday, July 23rd, at 8:00 p.m. -just prior to the start of the Minneapolis Aquatennial Torchlight Parade. WHERE: Downtown Minneapolis - Starting at the Basilica of St. Mary (Hennepin Ave. and 17th St.) and finishing at Loring Park, participants will run along the Aquatennial Torchlight Parade route. REGISTRATION: The registration fee for the Life Time Fitness Torchlight 5K is $20. To register, visit www.lifetimefitness.com and click on the Life Time Fitness Torchlight 5K icon. Race day registration will begin at 6:00 p.m. behind the Basilica of St. Mary. All participants will receive a Life Time Fitness Torchlight 5K shirt and refreshments. VOLUNTEERS: Event volunteers are needed. Interested parties should contact Life Time Fitness Athletic Events at 952-229-7469. The Life Time Fitness Torchlight 5K is a part of the Minneapolis Aquatennial, a ten-day premier Twin Cities civic celebration that upholds a 64-year community tradition and hosts more than 800,000 visitors. About Life Time Fitness, Inc. Life Time Fitness, Inc. is a privately held health, fitness and nutrition company that operates 30 multi-purpose, state-of-the-art Sports, Fitness and Recreational Centers in seven national markets including Minnesota, Illinois Illinois, river, United States Illinois, river, 273 mi (439 km) long, formed by the confluence of the Des Plaines and Kankakee rivers, NE Ill., and flowing SW to the Mississippi at Grafton, Ill. It is an important commercial and recreational waterway. , Michigan Michigan (mĭsh`ĭgən), upper midwestern state of the United States. It consists of two peninsulas thrusting into the Great Lakes and has borders with Ohio and Indiana (S), Wisconsin (W), and the Canadian province of Ontario (N,E). , Ohio, Indiana Indiana, state, United States Indiana, midwestern state in the N central United States. It is bordered by Lake Michigan and the state of Michigan (N), Ohio (E), Kentucky, across the Ohio R. (S), and Illinois (W). , Virginia Virginia, state, United States Virginia, state of the south-central United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), North Carolina and Tennessee (S), Kentucky and West Virginia (W), and Maryland and the District of Columbia (N and NE). , and Arizona. Additional Life Time Fitness expansion is underway in Arizona and Texas. Life Time Fitness has set the industry standard in providing consumers with the absolute finest in sports and fitness centers Sports and Fitness Center is an indoor sporting arena located in Saint Thomas, United States Virgin Islands. The capacity of the arena is 3,500 people and is home to the University of the Virgin Islands Buccaneers. , athletic events, adventure travel, full service spas, personal training consultation, health and nutrition education, corporate wellness programs, personal care products, and the most scientifically advanced nutritional products and supplements. The Company is headquartered in Eden Prairie, Minnesota The creator of this article, or someone who has substantially contributed to it, may have a conflict of interest regarding its subject matter. It may require cleanup to comply with Wikipedia's content policies, particularly neutral point of view. and can be reached at 952-947-0000 or on the Web at www.lifetimefitness.com. |
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