Fitness briefs for Jan. 29

The Edmond Running Club will host its 18th annual Frigid Five event on Feb. 9. Proceeds from the running event will benefit Allied Arts.

Races will be held at Edmond's Mitch Park, 1501 W Covell Road. The McMurtrie Children's 1-mile run begins at 8:30 a.m., followed by a 5-mile run at 9 a.m. and a 1-mile fun run at 9:15 a.m.

The children's race will count as an official mile in the Oklahoma City Memorial Children's Marathon. There will be awards, door prizes, food and drinks.

Register online at www.signmeup.com or www.edmondrunningclub.com. Packets may be picked up from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Feb. 8, at a location that has yet to be determined. They also will be available beginning at 7:30 a.m. race day at Mitch Park.

The 5-mile race costs $25 and includes an event T-shirt. You can skip the shirt and pay only $20. The adult 1-mile race is $20 with a shirt or $10 without one. The children's mile is free for those 11 and under.

You may also register at the event; race day registration is $28 and may not include a shirt.

Awards will be given in the 5-mile race to the standard USATF age groups. Youth awards will be given for these age groups: 12 and under; 13 to 15, and 16 to 19.

The adult 1-mile race will produce no awards.

“The Frigid Five is the first jewel in the Triple Crown of February/March racing,” according to an event news release, “followed by the Panera Jack Rector Beacon Run on March 2 (5k, 15k or 25k) and the St. Paddy's Day Great Race of the Great Plains 8k on March 16.

“Each racer's finishing position in that age group in each race is totaled and the lowest number for each age group wins the Triple Crown in that division. The male and female who have the lowest total points over the course of the three races will be the overall winners of the Dr. Tom Coniglione Chalice.”

Complicated enough? Bottom line: Run for fun and improved health; run faster for awards; run to support a good cause. Or simply donate to Allied Arts by calling 278-8944 or going online to www.alliedartsokc.com.

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