12-week running/walking program for the Spring Fling 5K Ramp Run, Feb. 4

A 12-week running/walking training program in preparation for Purdue University Calumet’s Spring Fling 5K Ramp Run is the topic of a fitness seminar at 6 p.m., Monday, Feb. 4, in Room 129 of Purdue Calumet’s Fitness & Recreation Center.

The Spring Fling will be held April 26.

According to John Bobalik, coordinator of Purdue Calumet’s Fitness Center and exercise physiologist, the seminar will focus on:

• Explanation of the Spring Fling 5K Ramp Run course that goes through Purdue Calumet’s four-level parking garage up the incline ramps to the top level and back down;
• Review of a 12-week training program for walkers and beginning, intermediate and advanced runners;
• Distribution of Spring Fling course maps and a schedule of other local walks and runs.

Though admission to the seminar is free, advance registration is encouraged due to limited seating. Individuals can advance register for the seminar or obtain more information about the Spring Fling by phoning Purdue Calumet’s Fitness Center at 219/989-2175 or 800/HI-PURDUE, ext. 2175.

The Fitness Center is a comprehensive exercise and workout facility for students, faculty, staff and community members housed in Purdue Calumet’s Fitness and Recreation Center—one-third mile north of Interstate 80/94, three blocks east of Indianapolis Boulevard (U.S. 41), south of 173rd Street.

News Release Date: January 28, 2008