Women Run Arkansas is hosting its 14th annual running and walking clinic beginning Monday, March 3.<\/p>\n
WRA is a statewide non-profit running and walking club designed to promote health and fitness to the women of Arkansas through exercise.<\/p>\n
The clinic is free and will take place at the Harding track on Mondays and Thursdays at 5:30 p.m. The clinic will last 10 weeks and will conclude with a walk\/run 5K on Saturday, May 10 in Conway.<\/p>\n
“The purpose of this clinic is to get women from all around the state of Arkansas (to be) more active,” WRA trainer Jennifer Pannell said. “It provides every woman with a support group.”<\/p>\n
The WRA club has over 40 clinics statewide, and over 4,000 women have participated. The club encourages women of all running levels to get involved.<\/p>\n
According to Pannell, it is a great clinic for anyone, whether they are slow walkers or advanced runners.<\/p>\n
“When I did the clinic, I had not run consistently in a long time,” Harding graduate Shannon Craddock said. “So, I was a casual runner looking to become more committed.”<\/p>\n
Craddock said she loved the clinic because running with others is much more enjoyable than running alone. She said the clinic is a great idea.<\/p>\n
“I would suggest the clinic to Harding women who are new to running,” Craddock said. “It was a fun way to practice running that (gives) you support and self-confidence. If that is what someone is looking for, they would find it.”<\/p>\n
The WRA clinic helped Craddock work toward her first 5K, and she is currently training for her first half-marathon in April.<\/p>\n
“I would recommend this clinic to any women who want to get motivated,” Pannell said. “It is a great way to help people train for their first 5K.”<\/p>\n
Pannell said she likes working with the clinic because it helps people do something for themselves.<\/p>\n
According to Pannell, about 180 women participated in the clinic last year, and she is expecting about the same number to participate this year.<\/p>\n
She said she got involved working for the clinic after being a participant a few years ago.<\/p>\n
She said she was offered the job a couple years later when the WRA no longer had a leader for the group in Searcy.<\/p>\n
All WRA groups statewide will meet Saturday, May 10 at 8 a.m. at Conway High School West for the final 5K.<\/p>\n
For more information visit their website at www.womenrunarkansas.net.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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