E6: Thursday, May 10, 2012
The Post and Courier
This weekend offers mom-friendly fitness events
W
hile this weekend is all about mom, there are several outdoor options you can do with her or before seeing her for her big day.
Particip8
The 2nd annual Particip8, which is somewhat like a sampler platter of fitness in Charleston, will be 8 a.m.noon Saturday in Marion Square. The event raises funds and awareness for the Yoga Benefits Kids program, which offers tools for local at-risk kids at Title I schools to lead active and goal-oriented lives. YBK’s founder and Director Caryn Antos will be on hand with some of the fitness professionals who help the program to showcase what they do. While there is no fee to
particip8, Antos is asking people to offer a donation to take one or more of the following classes on Saturday: z 8-9:15 a.m.: Yin-Vinyasa with Kelly-Jean Moore, certified yoga instructor and Rolfer. z 9:25-9:55 a.m.: Kids Yoga with Melanie Pool, certified yoga and kids yoga instructor. z 10-10:50 a.m.: Workshop Challenge Vinyasa with Bethany Bubenzer, certified
at Blackbaud Stadium on Daniel Island, where Family Fun Day will follow with food from Daniel Island Grille and Cupcake, and activities for children. The mom-friendly event includes a decorated stroller contest. Packet pickup for the Mom’s Run is 4-8 p.m. Friday at TrySports in Mount Pleasant, where a sports clinic on energy gels also will be held 6-7 p.m. www.ppdsupport.dream hosters.com
is 5-8 Friday at Pet Helpers, 1447 Folly Road. On Saturday, registration and pickup are 6:307:45 a.m. at the pier. www.pethelpers.org
Race the Landing 2
Last Thursday’s inaugural Race the Landing 5K run and walk at Charles Towne Landing drew 163 runners, not counting kids, to a race through perhaps the most File/StaFF beautiful urban park in Getting outdoors with mom this weekend is a great Charleston County. way to celebrate her day. Race No. 2 of the five-race series will be held tonight, Leslie McCravy run yoga instructor. with kids races starting at Mom’s Run The fourth annual Leslie Mc- 6:15 and the 5K at 7. The Ruth Rhoden Craven Cravy Memorial 5K run and z 11 a.m.-noon: Bodycology The theme will be Barbawalk benefiting Pet Helpers and Positivity Meditation with Foundation’s ninth annual dos, so expect Caribbean will be at 8 a.m. Saturday, start- fare afterward. Elli Boland and Ashley Swider. Mom’s Run is its largest fundraiser and furthers its ing near the Edwin S. Taylor The fees are $25 for the 5K efforts of educating, supFishing Pier on Folly Beach. “These classes are meant and $10 for the kids races. porting and healing women The cost is $30 for adults to be warm, open, fun and Post-race food and limited with postpartum depression. and $15 for kids. Registralight-hearted,” Antos said. beer is included. The 5K starts and ends tion and early packet pickup yogabenefitskids.org racethelanding.com