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MEDIA CONTACT: Jan Petri 772-465-2400, ext. 241, petri@hboi.fau.edu
FAU’s Harbor Branch to Host 14th Annual 5K Run/Walk
WHAT: Florida Atlantic University’s Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute will hosts its 14th annual 5K Run/Walk.
WHEN: Saturday, November 21 at 8 a.m.
WHERE: Harbor Branch 5600 U.S. 1 North Fort Pierce, FL (one mile north of Indrio Road on the east side of US 1)
COST: Cost is $20 if registered by Tuesday, November 17; Cost is $25 the day of the race.
CONTACT: For more information, contact Bob Brokaw at 561-719-0463.
The 14th annual 5K Run/Walk, measured to USA Track & Field standards, will take place around the Harbor Branch facility, and will be three-quarters asphalt road and one-quarter dirt trail. Awards include overall to first female/male; first masters (age 40+) female/male; top three female/male in the following age groups: 10 and under; 15-19; 20-24; 25-29; 30-34; 35-39; 40-44; 45-49; 50-54; 55-59; 60-64; 65-69; and 70 and over. The first 150 entrants will receive free T-Shirts. Registration by Tuesday, November 17 can be done online at https://fauf.fau.edu/HarborBranch5K or by mail to: Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute at Florida Atlantic University, Attn: Jill Sunderland, 5600 US 1 North, Fort Pierce, FL 34946.
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About Florida Atlantic University:
Florida Atlantic University opened its doors in 1964 as the fifth public university in Florida. Today, the University serves more than 28,000 undergraduate and graduate students on seven campuses. Building on its rich tradition as a teaching university, with a world-class faculty, FAU hosts 10 colleges: College of Architecture, Urban & Public Affairs, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts & Letters, the Charles E. Schmidt College of Biomedical Science, the College of Business, the College of Education, the College of Engineering & Computer Science, the Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, the Graduate College, the Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing and the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science.
