{"id":572,"date":"2018-08-08T19:06:53","date_gmt":"2018-08-08T19:06:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/madd.org\/southwest-florida\/?p=572"},"modified":"2022-05-26T04:51:11","modified_gmt":"2022-05-26T04:51:11","slug":"press-release-madd-5k-route-is-certified-by-usatf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madd.org\/southwest-florida\/press-release-madd-5k-route-is-certified-by-usatf\/","title":{"rendered":"PRESS RELEASE: MADD 5K ROUTE IS CERTIFIED BY USATF"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mothers Against Drunk Driving in Southwest Florida has taken a traditional 5K walk\/run and elevated it to a community event that is sure to please everyone in our community.<\/p>\n<p>[blogcontent width=&#8217;100&#8242;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">For the running community, MADD has certified the course through USA Track and Field.\u00a0 Certification number FL18027TY.<\/p>\n<p>[\/blogcontent]<\/p>\n<p>The Measurement Certification and Route is featured below.<\/p>\n<p>This signature fundraising and community event is designed to rally a community around the importance of safe roads in our community.\u00a0 It will feature fun activities for the whole family sponsored by ArtFest Fort Myers, many give-a-ways, Celebrity Chefs from DaRuMa and Carmelo&#8217;s Italian Ristorante, music and more!<\/p>\n<p>For more information visit the <a class=\"text-red\" href=\"https:\/\/www.walklikemadd.org\/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.event&amp;eventID=846\">Walk Like MADD &amp; 5K website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-575 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/madd.org\/southwest-florida\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2022\/05\/USATF-Measurement-Certificate-232x300-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"232\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-574 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/madd.org\/southwest-florida\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2022\/05\/ROUTE-USATF-Certified-300x232-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"232\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mothers Against Drunk Driving in Southwest Florida has taken a traditional 5K walk\/run and elevated it to a community event that is sure to please everyone in our community. 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