A Youth Pizza Pace Race will be held Oct. 16 in Jackson, with the race beginning at the swimming pool parking lot in the Jackson City Park. Registration will be at 8:30 a.m., with the race at 9 a.m.
The event is open to boys and girls ages 4-13. Ages 4-5 and 6-7 will run 1/4 mile, ages 8-9 and 10-11 will run 1/2 half and ages 12-13 will run one mile.
Pizza Pace Race certificates will be awarded to the top three finishers in each division.
Also, each participant will receive a variety of gifts from the sponsors, including: a goody bag featuring a coupon good for a personal size pizza from Pizza Pro; a buy-one-get-one-free video rental from Super Video; and a frisbee, foam ball and workout head band from Southeast Missouri Hospital/Main Street Fitness.
The entry fee is $2. For more information or to enter, call the Jackson Parks and Recreation Department at 243-3568.
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