UnitedHealthcare is teaming up with IRONKIDS® for the first
UnitedHealthcare IRONKIDS® Raleigh Fun Run, aimed at
inspiring and motivating young people to lead active, positive and
healthy lifestyles.
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The one-mile and quarter-mile UnitedHealthcare IRONKIDS Raleigh Fun Run
will take place Saturday, May 30, at 10 a.m. at the Raleigh Convention
Center – 500 South Salisbury St.; Raleigh, N.C., 27601.
Onsite registration begins at 8:30 a.m., and each athlete will receive a
race bib, T-shirt, goodie bag and finisher medal. The fun run course for
“triathletes to be” will take place along portions of the 2015
LexisNexis IRONMAN® 70.3® Raleigh presented by PNC
triathlon, which begins the next day.
UnitedHealthcare mascot Dr. Health E. Hound will lead youth and their
parents in warm-up exercises and join the kids at the starting line to
officially kick-off the fun run. The cost for registration and to
participate is $15 for kids ages 3 to 15. Registration details are
available at www.IRONKIDS.com.
UnitedHealthcare is providing 50 free race admissions to Harris Creek
Elementary to encourage participation.
“The IRONKIDS fun runs give our community the opportunity to have fun
together, and begin their day being active and healthy. Walking and
running are exercises everyone can do to maintain a healthful
lifestyle,” said Anita Bachmann of UnitedHealthcare. “UnitedHealthcare
is grateful for the opportunity to partner with IRONMAN and Harris Creek
Elementary to help children in our community live healthier
lives.”
This is the fourth year UnitedHealthcare is supporting IRONKIDS as part
of the company’s commitment to help stem the rising tide of childhood
obesity through healthy lifestyles. The UnitedHealthcare IRONKIDS 2015
Series features nine one-mile fun runs and a dip-and-dash. Obesity among
children and adolescents has almost tripled since 1980, with nearly one
in every three children being overweight or obese, according to the U.S.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Children from low-income and low-education households are three-times
more likely to suffer from obesity, which is a leading risk factor for
diabetes, heart disease and many cancers, according to America’s Health
Rankings®, an annual comprehensive assessment of the nation’s
health on a state-by-state basis. North Carolina ranks 37th
in the country, with nearly 30 percent of adults and 12.5 percent of
youth estimated to be obese.
“We are thrilled to have a partner in UnitedHealthcare to sponsor these
youth events as part of our IRONMAN series,” said Carola Ross, Chief
Sales Officer for IRONMAN. “The opportunity the IRONKIDS fun runs offer
young athletes is tremendous, as these races can be the catalyst for a
lifetime of exercise and healthy living.”
About IRONKIDS®
After
being acquired from the Sara Lee Corporation, which owned the event
series since 1985, IRONKIDS® launched in 2009
with nine events in the IRONKIDS® National
Triathlon Series. Since the inaugural year, IRONKIDS® has
seen more than 60,000 participants and has grown to more than 60 events
worldwide including races in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe and North
America. The brand represents a multi-dimensional approach to creating
positive experiences for athletes, families and communities, as well as
embodies achievement and determination while fostering self-esteem. The
IRONKIDS® mission is to inspire and motivate through the
sport to live an active, positive and healthy lifestyle. For more
information visit www.ironkids.com.
About UnitedHealthcare
UnitedHealthcare
is dedicated to helping people nationwide live healthier lives by
simplifying the health care experience, meeting consumer health and
wellness needs, and sustaining trusted relationships with care
providers. The company offers the full spectrum of health benefit
programs for individuals, employers, military service members, retirees
and their families, and Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries, and
contracts directly with more than 850,000 physicians and care
professionals, and 6,000 hospitals and other care facilities nationwide.
UnitedHealthcare is one of the businesses of UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:
UNH), a diversified Fortune 50 health and well-being company. For more
information, visit UnitedHealthcare at www.uhc.com
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