Walk/Run/Bike to take control of diabetes!
Event Date: Sunday, April 17, 2011
START: Rose Bowl Aquatic Center parking lot
FINISH: South Pasadena Library Community Room
Registration Opens on January 1, 2011
Event Details
Event details are subject to change. Check this page before the event to receive the most current details.
5k Walk
- Start Time: 9:15 AM
- Start Location & Route Details: The walk begins in front of the Aquatic Center and leads along S. Arroyo Blvd toward the South Pasadena library.
5k Run
- Start Time: 9:00 AM
- Start Location & Route Details: The run begins in front of the Aquatic Center and leads along S. Arroyo Blvd toward the South Pasadena library.
10k Run
- Start Time: 8:00 AM
- Start Location & Route Details: The run begins in front of the Aquatic Center and leads along S. Arroyo Blvd toward the South Pasadena library. On your 10k RUN you complete one lap around the Rose Bowl Golf course first before heading toward the South Pasadena library.
30k Bike
- Start Time: 9:30 AM
- Start Location & Route Details: The ride begins in front of the Aquatic Center and leads along S. Arroyo Blvd toward the South Pasadena library. On your 30k Bike ride you complete five laps around the Rose Bowl Golf course first before heading toward the South Pasadena library.
Finale Fun Festival
After the exciting walk, run or bike ride you are welcome to join the fun festival – including music, refreshment, kid’s corner, health & fitness area and more. Free parking at the Aquatic Center and Shuttle service back to the Start area are provided.
Form a Team!
It’s more fun to participate and fundraise together! Gather your friends, family and co-workers and form a TAKE CONTROL team! It’s a great way to show support and share in a fun and healthy community experience.
Fundraising
As soon as you register, you’ll have access to our online fundraising tools, making fundraising easier and more convenient than ever. Every participant that raises a minimum of $150 will get an official 2011 TAKE CONTROL T-shirt on the day of the event. Raise even more money and you be eligible for more amazing prices. Check our website for more information.
- As participant and fundraiser you help control diabetes: There are 23.6 million American with diabetes and the number are increasing drastically mainly due to obesity. Diabetes is the 7th leading cause of death and now is the time to TAKE CONTROL. Together we can take control of this disease that burdens and shortens lives. Take control by registering today to participate in the TAKE CONTROL walk, run, bike.
- If you have diabetes, you are an I’m IN CONTROL participant: An I’m IN CONTROL participant is someone living with diabetes (type 1 or type 2) who participates as individual or team in TAKE CONTROL: walk/run/bike to fight against diabetes and its serious consequences associated with it. Being an I TAKE CONTROL participant means you are with hundreds that share a similar story and hundreds more to support you. Sign up today as a I’m IN CONTROL participant at Carefordiabeticsfoundation.org/takecontrol.
- “For me being an I’m IN CONTROL participant means committing to raise awareness about this disease and raising money to support the mission of the Care For Diabetics Foundation. If you have diabetes , join me and others I’m IN CONTROL participants across the country as we fight diabetes.”
