Over 1,700 participants kicked off their Thanksgiving Day at The Shack at Panther Island Pavilion for the 2016 Holiday 5000 Thanksgiving Day Half Marathon, 10k, 5k and 1 Mile Fun Run/Walk. The Cox Running Club pulled out all the stops with free bounce houses for the kids, music, refreshments and random door prizes. Finishers received a custom finisher’s medal and long sleeve tech shirt, while the top 3 finishers in each 5 year age group received an additional award.
We had another exciting weekend at Panther Island Pavilion with the Veteran’s Day Parade, Flavor Run and Fort Worth Marathon!
Friday morning the Veteran’s Day Parade started at The Shack at Panther Island Pavilion. This year’s theme was “Honoring Blue and Gold Star Vietnam Veteran Families” and featured over 4,500 participants composed of veterans, active military, Junior ROTC groups, school bands, and civic and patriotic organizations. The Grand Marshal was Shannon Spake of the National League of POW/MIA families.
Saturday morning, over 450 participants came to Panther Island Pavilion for the Second Annual Flavor Run 5k – Fort Worth. Unlike most color runs, the Flavor Run uses fruit flavored power produced by local vendors for 100% quality fun. The fruit flavors featured were strawberry, blueberry, watermelon, banana, grape and orange.
Sunday morning, the 10th Annual Fort Worth Marathon was held at The Shack at Panther Island Pavilion. Over 1,000 participants took part in the half marathon, 20-miler or marathon distance. The Fort Worth Marathon is a non-profit organization which raises money to benefit the Run Like a Cheetah program in Tarrant County. Run Like a Cheetah is dedicated to ending childhood obesity by educating children on a healthy, active lifestyle through the use of instructors from a select group of international professional athletes as well as local volunteers.
Tarrant County College hosted its annual Toro Dash 5k, 10k and 1 mile fun run/walk this weekend at Panther Island Pavilion and had over 638 participants. Proceeds from the run support the TCC Student Wellness Scholarship and the TCC Wellness Fund, which helps students pursuing a degree in health/physical education, dietetics, nutrition or kinesiology. The Southeast Campus took home the traveling trophy for the 5th year in a row for largest campus participation in the event.
We had another exciting weekend at Panther Island Pavilion with the Blue Zone’s Power 9 Party and the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s Light the Night Walk.
Saturday morning, the Blue Zones hosted its Power 9 Party to celebrate Fort Worth making healthy choices easier. Free activities included live music and entertainment, kids activities in the Power 9 Challenge area like First Tee Golf, cooking demonstrations and delicious food and fruit to name a few. Over 650 people joined Blue Zones and special guest Mayor Betsy Price in celebrating a better well-being along the Trinity River.
Sunday evening, the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society hosted its annual Light the Night Walk which funds life-saving research and support for people battling blood cancers. Friends, families and co-workers form fundraising teams and their efforts were culminated in a memorable walk where over 1500 participants carried illuminated lanterns. White lanterns represented survivors, red represented support and gold represented a lost loved one. Nearly $1.5 million was raised by the 2016 volunteers, walkers and sponsors.
We had an exciting weekend at Panther Island Pavilion with the Walk to End Alzheimer’s – Fort Worth and Ranch Bash!
Saturday morning, over 2,700 participants gathered to take part in the Alzheimer’s Association’s Walk to End Alzheimer’s. Fort Worth hosts the largest walk in North Central Texas, and so far the walk has raised $298,586.55 of their $355,000 goal for 2016. Even though the walk is over, you can still help the Alzheimer’s Association reach their goal with a donation using the following link: http://act.alz.org/site/TR?pg=pfind&fr_id=9336.
Starting that afternoon and into the night, 95.9 The Ranch’s Ranch Bash 2016 brought over 7,500 patrons out to enjoy one of the best parties in town. This year’s lineup included live music from Cody Jinks, William Clark Green, Sam Rigs, Austin Allsup, Dale Watson, Parker McCollum, Bonnie Bishop, Flatland Cavalry, Kaitlin Butts and The Brett Hendrix Band.
This weekend, thousands of people will take to the trails to help end Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) at the JDRF One Walk. The annual event brings together North Texas families, friends and businesses who all band together to fundraise for this important cause. The Walk features a large children’s activity area, live entertainment, and the always popular Health & Wellness pavilion. Don’t miss out on this unique opportunity to take the first step towards a cure. Every step, every dollar brings JDRF closer to our goal of a world without T1D.
Cops of Kids will be here before we know it! The two-day non-profit festival will feature a music festival, 5K run, BBQ cook-off and car show will take place March 25-26 at Panther Island Pavilion. The free Chisholm Trail Music Festival will feature performances from Micky and the Motorcars, Statesboro Revue, Josh Grider, Dalton Domino and Josh Michael & The Hawks. Talk about a lineup!
The Fort Worth Cops for Kids Program is a 501 c3 non-profit organization founded in 2003, and through private funding, has served over 5,000 at-risk/disadvantaged children in the Fort Worth community by providing gifts to children in local hospitals, offering scholarship opportunities, providing school supplies and arranging social activities. Fort Worth Cops for Kids demonstrates local law enforcement’s’ continued concern for the children in our community by encouraging them to build stronger family relationships, fostering quality friendships with a focus on education.
We are so excited to take advantage of the beautiful weather this weekend and host the JDRF One Walk at Panther Island Pavilion (PIP). The 5K walk will take place along the Trinity Trails and the family-friendly after party, located at PIP, will feature a bounce house, a DJ and more.
What is the JDRF One Walk you ask? Well, the JDRF One Walk has a single goal: creating a world without type 1 diabetes (T1D). We hope you’ll join this year and help JDRF continue to fund life-changing research for the millions of children, adults and families affected by T1D.
Even if you can’t participate you can still donate to the walk and help them reach their goal of raising $401,937 goal.
Just because swimsuit season is over doesn’t mean we’re ready to give up on our fitness regimen. Luckily our fall event lineup is jam-packed with events so fun you won’t even realize you’re exercising! And as an added bonus, most of these events benefit wonderful causes and charities. Lace up those sneakers and head down to the river, we’ll be waiting for ya!
October 17
5K walk to raise awareness for Type 1 Diabetes. The after party will feature bounce houses, a DJ and more family-friendly fun.
October 24
5K event hosted by Mothers Against Drunk Driving to eliminate drunk driving in our community.
October 25
Benefits patient services and blood cancer research. The after party features a kid zone full of fun for the whole family.
October 31
Choose from a 5K, 10K, half-marathon options with a costume contest and a post race party.
November 8
Choose from a 20-mile, half marathon or full marathon. The event benefits Run Like a Cheetah which works to eliminate childhood obesity in Fort Worth.
November 21
5K, 10K and 15K options in this fun fall race which benefits a variety of local charities.
Join us on Saturday, March 14 for a Saint Patrick’s Day themed race with options for a 7K or a 21K. This fun race which benefits Team Ortho Foundation will take place along the scenic Trinity Trails in Fort Worth. The festivities begin and end at The Shack so you know it’s going to be a party! Dress in your most festive Irish or green race apparel for a little extra luck in the race. Registration is still open!
Lace up your sneakers and lederhosen and come kick off the final day of Oktoberfest Fort Worth with a 5k, 1-mile fun run or an 15-mile bike ride. Feeling extra ambitious? There’s even an option to combine the 5k and bike ride in to a mini-duathlon.
Nee a little motivation to get you signed up? All paid 5K and bike ride registration includes free admission to the event on Saturday, a free glass beer stein* and one free drink ticket.
Plus the race will finish just in time for the festival gates to open. And for you speedsters, if you finish before the official start of the festival we’ll let you in early so you can get a head start on those slow-pokes.
What are you waiting for? Register now! http://oktoberfestfw.com/
*All 5K and Bike Ride participants who pre-register will be guaranteed a free commemorative Fort Worth Oktoberfest 19 oz glass stein. If you sign up for one of these options on race day, steins will be given out only while supplies last.