Calling all female runners – the Women's Distance Festival is returning to Toledo for its 33rd year in a row. The jam-packed three part event starts with a 5k run, then moves on to the Walk a Mile In Her Shoes, and finishes up with the ridiculously fun 100 meter dash HEELS Race. The event takes place on August 3 at Fallen Timbers in Maumee, Ohio — all proceeds go to benefit Girls on the Run, Toledo Roadrunners and WEN (Women's Entrepreneurial Network.) The 5k Run begins at 8am, and will feature only women runners competing individually or as mother/daughter teams. The Walk a Mile In Her Shoes event will have male and female participants of all ages as they walk a mile in a pair of women's shoes to inspire conversation about what women are capable of accomplishing in their lives and careers. The extravaganza ends with a 100 meter dash HEELS Race — men and women can both run in the race but they must be over 18 years old and supply their own high heels (no boots and a maximum heel height of 2 inches.) Registration begins at 7am. $25 / $45 bundle price. 3100 Main St., Maumee. 419-878-6255. www.heelscoaching.com -GMK
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Calling all female runners – the Women's Distance Festival is returning to Toledo for its 33rd year in a row. The jam-packed three part event starts with a 5k run, then moves on to the Walk a Mile In Her Shoes, and finishes up with the ridiculously fun 100 meter dash HEELS Race. The event takes place on August 3 at Fallen Timbers in Maumee, Ohio — all proceeds go to benefit Girls on the Run, Toledo Roadrunners and WEN (Women's Entrepreneurial Network.) The 5k Run begins at 8am, and will feature only women runners competing individually or as mother/daughter teams. The Walk a Mile In Her Shoes event will have male and female participants of all ages as they walk a mile in a pair of women's shoes to inspire conversation about what women are capable of accomplishing in their lives and careers. The extravaganza ends with a 100 meter dash HEELS Race — men and women can both run in the race but they must be over 18 years old and supply their own high heels (no boots and a maximum heel height of 2 inches.) Registration begins at 7am. $25 / $45 bundle price. 3100 Main St., Maumee. 419-878-6255. www.heelscoaching.com -GMK
