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Hale & Hearty 7K - Riverside/Avondale Saturday, June 2, 2012
8:00AM Riverside Arts Market
715 Riverside Avenue Jacksonville, Florida 32204
Join us in celebration of the Riverside community whose leaders and residents developed a vision years ago to connect the relationships between economic, social, and political factors with health and mental well-being status. Ultimately, this forward thinking strategy improves the quality of a healthy life of its residents.
Riverside has gained national and international recognition as a great place to live. With its distinctive mix of history, culture, character and community, the neighborhood exemplifies gracious urban living. In 2010, Riverside was honored by the American Planning Association (APA) as one of the country’s 10 Great Neighborhoods under the APA’s Great Places in America program. Riverside is the first neighborhood in Florida to receive this prestigious national recognition.
About the Course
Hale & Hearty 7K – Riverside/Avondale
Starts at the Riverside Arts Market with an 8:00 AM start. The course will take runners through two of Riverside’s most popular and frequented parks, Memorial Park and Riverside Park. Runners will also be able to enjoy the sights and sounds of Historic Five Points and its connected blocks of shopping, retail, and housing located on Oak Street. Runners will also be able to wave to the visitors and employees of the Cummer Museum, the Garden Club and the row of large corporate companies located on Riverside Avenue. The last portion of the 7K course will lead the runners down Jackson Street and onto the redeveloped RiverWalk where runners will finish the race with beautiful views of the St. Johns River, the Downtown skyline, and three of the seven Jacksonville bridges. Hale & Hearty 7K-Riverside/Avondale will finish at the Riverside Arts Market under the Fuller Warren Bridge.
Hale & Hearty 1-Mile Fun Run
Immediately following the 7K race, children (13 & under) will enjoy running in a 1 Mile Fun Run starting under the Fuller Warren Bridge at the Riverside Arts Market. They will run down the scenic RiverWalk along the St. Johns River toward the Jacksonville Landing. The runners will turn around and finish the race under the Fuller Warren Bridge at the Riverside Arts Market.
Enjoy Your Early Afternoon at the Riverside Arts Market
After the race, stay awhile and enjoy the featured works of up to 160 artists, musical entertainment, street performers, food vendors, and a fresh produce market! RAM offers a dependable and affordable marketplace for artists to sell their artwork in a delightful environment that serves as an inexpensive weekend storefront for their creative efforts. Come by foot, bike, car, boat, or Riverside Trolley.