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National Girls and Women in Sports Day Celebration at NTC

Friday, January 27, 2012

The National Training Center will host a 3K Run/Walk to celebrate the 26th Annual National Girls and Women in Sports Day on Saturday, February 4, at 9:00 a.m. at the NTC Track and Field Complex.

National Girls and Women in Sports Day was created by the National Girls and Women in Sport Coalition and began as a day to remember Olympic volleyball player Flo Hyman for her athletic achievements. Since then, the event has evolved into a day of acknowledgement of past and current sports achievements by girls and women and a way to continue to encourage equal opportunity and participation in sports by girls and women. This year's theme is "Title IX at 40: In it for the Long Run!" Forty years ago, when Title IX was enacted, only one in 27 girls in high school participated in athletics. Today, that ratio is one in three.

The walk will start and finish at the NTC Track and the course will go through the NTC Cross Country Trail. The cost to participate is $10 per family for pre-registration and $20 per family for same-day registration. To register or for more information, please visit usantc.com and look under events or see the NTC Front Desk. Please contact Mary Beth Reed with questions at 352.241.7144, ext. 4244 or email, mary.reed@orlandohealth.com.

For more information on the NTC, please visit www.usantc.com or call 352.241.7144.