Monday, August 31, 2009 Fitness events Chick-fil-A 5K Race: Sept.
7 at 9 a.m. in Downtown Memphis. Seventh annual run/walk will benefit Junior Achievement of Memphis and the Mid-South. Non-race activities: live music, food, wall climbing, door prizes and more. Race concludes with Memphis Redbirds game. Register online through today at: . Tennessee Trails Association: Baker’s Pond Hike, Sept. 12, and visit the Hummingbird Festival at Strawberry Plains Audubon Center (joint hike with Wolf River Conservancy) in Holly Springs. Meet 10 a.m. at Citgo gas station (NE corner of Mississippi Hwy. 72 and Hwy. 5. Rain or shine. Women’s Yoga Workshop: 3-4:15 p.m. Sept. 12 at Evergreen Yoga Center, 1541 Overton Park Ave. $15. This active class is for women between puberty and menopause. 726-1115 to register. The 2009 FedEx “Rock-n-Roll” Bike MS Ride: 7:30 a.m. Sept. 12 and 13 at Graceland on Elvis Presley Blvd. Benefits the Mid-South chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Ride individually or as a team, and volunteers also needed. Call 755-0994. Memphis Runners Track Club’s annual E.J. Goldsmith Memorial Road Race Series: Preregister at or memphisrunners.com for Individual races at $15 each. Call 756-1310. Races start at 7 a.m. 10K at Shelby Farms, Sept. 13 and 27. 10-mile at Shelby Forest, Oct. 11 and 25. Half-marathon on Singleton Parkway, Nov. 8 and 22.
The Third Annual Sickle Cell Walk: Starts 9 a.m. Sept. 19 at Levitt Shell in Overton Park. Registration 8 a.m. Post-walk starts 10:30 a.m. Register or donate: or diggskraus.org. Call 463-0105.