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St. Joseph Mercy Chelsea to sponsor annual Heart and Sole Race; check out couch to 5K program

heart-and-sole(Chelsea Update would like to thank Bobby  Maldonado for the information in this story.)

St. Joseph Mercy Chelsea (SJMC) is proud to once again sponsor the annual Heart and Sole Race, to be held on Saturday, May 21 at Chelsea High School.

This is the 27th year of the race, which this year will help raise funds to support Behavior Health Services programs at SJMC. Funds raised will provide exercise equipment for use in therapy at the inpatient Behavioral Health Unit at SJMC.

“We’re delighted to once again support this race and encourage our community to get out and get active,” said Nancy Graebner, president and CEO, St. Joseph Mercy Chelsea.  “According to our Community Health Needs Assessment, one out of four youth and adults report experiencing depression or other mental health problems in the past year. We are committed to helping raise awareness and funds to provide behavioral health services to patients and their families living in Chelsea and the surrounding communities.”

The Heart and Sole Race offers several distance options including a two-mile walk/run, 5k walk/run, 10k run, and 13.8-mile bike ride. A free Couch to 5k Program is intended to aid non-exercisers or non-runners to get from the couch to running 3.1 miles (5k), following a 10-week training schedule.

Already underway, the Couch to 5K Program meets three days per week on Mondays at 12:15 p.m., Wednesdays at 5:15 p.m. and Fridays at 7 a.m. to accommodate participant schedules.

Participants are asked to attend at least one group run per week, which will begin from the SJMC main lobby. A training plan will also be provided to participants so that they may follow along in the event they are unable to attend weekly group runs.

Marie Brooks from Breathe Yoga will be leading the Couch to 5K training sessions as well as leading restorative stretches afterwards. Please call 734-593-5280 to sign up for the free Couch to 5K program.

Online registration for the Heart and Sole race is currently open until May 18 at www.chelseaheartandsole.org. Late registration is available at Packet Pick-Up on May 20 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. as well as race day from 7-11:30 a.m., both held at the Chelsea High School Commons. Finisher’s medals and custom race shirts are included for all participants.

  • Presenting sponsors include St. Joseph Mercy Chelsea, SRSLY, 5 Healthy Towns Foundation, and Blue Care Network.
  • Mile Marker sponsors include Baker College of Jackson, Chelsea Orthopedic Specialists, Chelsea Wellness Center, Cole Funeral Chapel, Cottage Inn Pizza, MC Creative Design LLC and Silver Maples of Chelsea.
  • Starting Line sponsors include Aberdeen Bike and Outdoors, Breathe Yoga, Chelsea State Bank, Common Grill, Jeff Klink and Associates, Lane Animal Hospital, Live Your Whole Life –SJMC and Reddeman Farms Golf and Banquets.
  • Hometown sponsors include Barry’s Bagels, Cherry Optometry, Polly’s Country Market, Raymond Howe DDS, Renewal by Andersen, Reznick, Wolf and Associates, Side Street Garage, Staffan-Mitchell Funeral Home, The Purple Rose Theatre Company, and Zingerman’s Coffee Company and Bakeshop.

Please visit www.chelseaheartandsole.org or email [email protected] for more information.

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