General Information:
Because more than 1/3 of the students enrolled in our public schools is at risk for Type 2 Diabetes due to poor diet and lack of exercise, the Foundation for Leon County Schools, TMH, City of Tallahassee, Gulf Winds Track Club, and Capital City Cyclists are raising community awareness and funds to support wellness programs in our schools. The Foundation invites you to join the "Schools Stomping Out Type 2 Diabetes Program" by spending a day of mountainbike racing at Tom Brown Park in beautiful Tallahassee, Florida. Proceeds of this event go to the Foundation to fund fitness and wellness programs for Leon County Schools. There will be prizes for the top finishers of each category. Please note that this is not a NORBA/USA Cycling sanctioned event.

Location: Tom Brown Park, 501 Easterwood Drive, Pavilion 13 (between playground and dog park).

Packet Pickup: Friday, Feb 26 from 4:00 to 6:00 PM at the above location.

Race Date/Time: Saturday, Feb 27 from 6:30 to 7:45 AM at Tom Brown Park.

Awards: Top Male/Female in each category; 3 deep in 5-10 and 11-14 year age groups.

Registration: Register online at active.com.  Get your manual registration form here.

Registration Closing Date: Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 8:01 PM.

Sponsorship/Donations: If you would like to sponsor the event or make a donation, go here.

Volunteering: We need volunteers for registration, hospitality (food/beverage), course marshals, marketing, generating sponsors, scoring/timing, pre-race setup and post-race cleanup. Please contact Neil Dimacali to volunteer.

Contact for Additional Information: Neil Dimacali.

Joe Barnett's Article on Type 2 Diabetes: Read it here.