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St Lukes Sponsors Early Fall Runs and Walks

St. Luke's University Health Network Sponsors Runs/Walks in Early Fall

Building a Healthier Community… one mile at a time.

Bethlehem, PA. (8/16/2013) - St. Luke's is sponsoring a number of 5K Run/ Walk and fitness activities in late August, September and October. The Walk/ Runs each have a specific purpose, from honoring trauma patients to raising funds for men's cancer and local children's programs or for increasing fitness and improving health in the community. Choose a run/walk that works for you and your family and get involved! The mileage of the Walks/Runs count towards the Get Your Tail on the Trail program and the 165 Mile Challenge (www.tailonthetrail.org).

St. Luke's 8th Annual Run With the Heroes 5K Run / Walk

  • Honors the St. Luke's trauma patient heroes and caregivers
  • 7:30 am on Saturday, September 14, 2013
  • 100 Gracedale Avenue, Nazareth, PA 18064
  • 7:30 am check-in
  • 8:30 am run / walk begins- rain or shine
  • Registration: www.sluhn.org/traumaheroes

St. Luke's Blue Ribbon 5K Race & Family Fun Walk

  • Proceeds benefit Men's Health Initiatives through St. Luke's Cancer Center
  • 7:30 am on Sunday, September 29, 2013
  • Race / Walk begins on the trail in the Gardens at St. Luke's Hospital – Anderson Campus, 1872 Riverside Circle
    Easton, PA 18045
  • 7:30 am sign-in
  • 8:30 am 5K Race
  • Family Fun Walk begins at completion of race
  • $25 5k registration fee (awards for top three male and top three female runners)
  • $15 Walk registration fee (no fee for children under 12)
  • Walk and run registrations include T-shirt on race-day
  • Registration closes Wed, Sept. 4.
  • Information and registration for Blue Ribbon 5k Race and Family Fun Walk: www.sluhn.org/blueribbon5k

St. Luke's Miners Campus Cares for Kids 5K and Kids Fun Run / Walk

  • Proceeds benefit St. Luke's Miners Community Health programs (HealthStar vans, literacy programs, smoking cessation programs, etc.)
  • 9 am on Saturday, October 5, 2013 (rain or shine)
  • Lansford Pool is the starting point, loops around the St. Luke's Miners Hospital
  • Lansford Pool is located at 111 E Bertsch St., Lansford, PA, 18232
  • 5K Run & Walk - $20 pre-registration each, $25 day of event
  • Kids Fun Run - $5 (kids 12 and under)
  • Registration for St. Luke's Miners Campus Cares for Kids events: www.sluhn.org/caresforkids

St. Luke's Monster Mash and 5K Dash

  • Proceeds benefit the Upper Perkiomen YMCA
  • 9 am on Saturday, October 5
  • St. Luke's Upper Perkiomen Outpatient Center, 2793 Gerryville Pike, Pennsburg, PA 18073
  • Early Registration $20 per person or $50 per family
  • Race day registration: $25 per person or $55 per family (registration includes T-shirt)
  • Registration for St. Luke's Quakertown Harvest Fest and Monster Mash: www.sluhn.org/harvestfest

Get Your Tail on the Trail

  • (Walk, bike, run – you choose the activity!)
  • 9 am on August 24 – Bethlehem – Sand Island
  • 10 am on September 28 – Easton – access D&L Trail off of Hope Road in Bethlehem Twp.
  • 10 am on October 26 – Phillipsburg, NJ – Access Trail at Hugh Moore Park in Easton
  • No cost. Register for walks at 1-866-STLUKES (1-866-785-8537).
  • More information about the program, 165 mile challenge and how to log your miles may be found at www.tailonthetrail.org.

Contact

Denise Rader
St. Luke's University Health Network
Director, Media Relations Director
484-526-4104
Denise.Rader@sluhn.org