10/8 

Big South 5K. Register at www.bigsouth5K.com.

10/8 

The Run For Attention 5K. Register at www.runforattention.org.

10/15

The Steele Creek Fast & Flat 5K. Register at www.ymcacharlotte.org/steelecreek.

10/23

Changing Leaves Changing Lives 10K Race and 5K Race/Walk. Register at www.hopecancer.org.

10/22-10/23

Avon Walk - “In it to end it!”  Register at www.avonwalk.org.

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Miles For Hope, a non-profit organization dedicated to funding cutting-edge brain tumor research, will hold its Moving Towards a Cure® 5K Brain Tumor Awareness Run/Walk on Saturday, October 22, 2011 at 9:00 a.m. at the Fred G. Bond Metro Park in Cary, NC. Portion of the proceeds will fund brain tumor research at the Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center at Duke University.
The 5K event is open to all ages. Online registration is encouraged at www.BrainTumorEvents.org/Raleigh.  Same-day registration opens at 8:00 a.m.  The 5K begins at 9:00 a.m. Registration for adults is $20. Fee increases to $25 after October 7th. Registration is free for children under 6 years old. Participants can walk/run individually or form a team. Post-event celebration to follow the race and includes an award presentation to remember those battling brain cancer as well as those who lost their battle. Package pickup will be held at Omega Sports in Crossroads, Cary on Oct. 21st.

Fred G. Bond Metro Park is located at 801 High House Road, Cary, NC 27513. Parking is available on site for all supporters.  For more information, please visit the website, www.BrainTumorEvents.org/Raleigh or call 727-781-HOPE (4673).

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Omega Sports is proud to be a sponsor for the 2011 Jingle Bell Run/Walk to benefit the Arthritis Foundation.  The event will be held on December 3rd at St. Mary’s School at 900 Hillsborough St. in Raleigh.  Participants are encouraged to wear bells and dress in festive Holiday attire!  There will be a three mile run, one mile walk, and kids’ run and activities. 
Nearly 50 million Americans have been diagnosed with arthritis by doctors, and there are nearly 300,000 children under 17 suffering from juvenile arthritis.  The mission of the Arthritis Foundation is to improve lives through leadership in the prevention, control and cure of arthritis and related diseases.

To learn more about the event, call 919-250-0433 or email cfuller@arthritis.org.

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Saturday, September 17, 2011

• Fun run – 8:00 a.m.
• 5K Run/Walk – 8:30 a.m.

The Rives Race is named for Warren Rives, Jr., a hospital board member who died of a heart attack at the age of 41.  The annual 3.1-mile road race and the 1-mile fun run is held the 3rd Saturday in September each year.  Prizes are given in three divisions, as well as medals for age group winners.  The race is timed using Championship Chip Timing.  There are t-shirts, door prizes, health screens, food and entertainment.  All proceeds benefit the Heart Strides Scholarship Fund.

Registration begins in August.

Register online at www.active.com up until the day of the race or register here.

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Join us on the Anne Close Springs Greenway, at the Nature Center Entrance, for The inaugural Foundation for Fort Mill Schools 5K Run/Walk. Pick up registration forms at our Omega Sports Rivergate location or register online on www.sportoften.com.

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The 2011 Lake Norman Excursion features several bicycle rides as well as a 5K Run/Walk. This event, now in it’s fifth year, benefits the local American Red Cross. Cyclists: test your limits on the 40, 68, or timed 100-mile ride, or enjoy the Family Fun 10-mile ride on a closed loop course. Runners: join us for our inaugural 5K Run/Walk also on a closed 2-loop course. Get more details and register at www.lakenormanexcursion.com. Note: Events will take place on the Lowe’s Corporate Campus and Packet Pickup is available at our Huntersville Omega Sports location in Northcross, exit 23, from 10-5 on Friday, July 15th.

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The 2011 edition of The BASF Smile Train Triathlon is pulling into Wake Forest , NC on Sunday, June 26. The BASF Smile Train Tri is a sprint distance tri comprised of a 250-meter pool swim,  a relatively flat 12-mile out-and-back bike, and a 3.1-mile out-and-back run with 3 aid stations placed at miles 0.75, 1.5, and 2.25.  This is truly a tri with a purpose as this year marks our $100,000 donation mark to Smile Train since 2008!

The post-race party will have sponsors selling merchandise, massages, a bounce house for our young spectators, Kona Ice, Taco Bell, and more!  Stay for the awards ceremony and our check presentation to the Smile Train representative at our race.  Volunteers are also needed to support our athletes.  Registration for individuals, relays, and volunteers is available at www.FSSeries.com/SmileTrain.

Donations to Smile Train can be made at:  www.milesintosmiles.com

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If you’re like most runners we know, combining a race or walk with eating is always a good match!  With that in mind, its time to make plans for Saturday morning June 18th, in the quaint town of Burgaw for its annual North Carolina Blueberry Festival 5k Run/Walk.  The race, Directed by Kathy Yakomovich,  with invaluable assistance from husband Marty, continues to grow in popularity on its course around downtown Burgaw.  Once you’re done with that, the rest of the day can by spent at the Festival eating or buying all things Blueberry.  Courthouse area will be packed with food vendors, arts and crafts, and for nimble footed runners, a live band and dancing.  A great atmosphere for the entire family as well as a fine start for the summer running season.  Entry forms are available at Omega Sports or online at Active.com. We recommend signing up well ahead of time as the tshirts go fast!

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