Registration open for GLASA's Twilight 5K

The Great Lakes Adaptive Sports Association is hosting the 10th Annual Twilight 5K Run/Walk/Roll on Sept. 9 at the Gorton Community Center in Lake Forest.

The race will start at 5:15 p.m. and the post-race party will continue until 9 p.m. Awards and prizes will be presented to the top three finishers. A new feature added to this event is the Children's Fun Run starting at 4:45 p.m. sponsored by the Staver Law Group. The fun run is free to children 10 and younger.

The after-party will directly follow the end of the race featuring the music of Suede Stout and Lynette Foss, a barbecue and microbrew beer.

Registration is now open at www.glasatwilight.org. Sign up during August for $35. Registration after Aug. 31 will be $40.

This is one of the largest Chicago Area Runners Association certified 5K races in the Chicago area serving competitive and recreational runners and athletes with disabilities. The purpose of the event is to provide exposure to the Great Lakes Adaptive Sports Association and an opportunity for athletes who have physical disabilities or visual impairments to embrace the GLASA motto of "Let No One Sit on the Sidelines." The proceeds from this event will help GLASA provide year-round, daily adaptive sports programming and financial assistance for more than 63 percent of GLASA athletes through the Athlete Scholarship Fund. GLASA's goal is to help increase the overall health and wellness of the athletes, assist with funding of athlete scholarships and to expand outreach to surrounding communities.

For more information, contact Development Director Cherie Hrusovsky at (847) 283-0908 or chrusovsky@glasa.org.

The Great Lakes Adaptive Sports Association is a Gold Paralympic Sports Club which provides a continuum of developmental to elite level sports serving Northern Illinois and Southern Wisconsin. More information on GLASA can be found at www.glasa.org or email GLASA founder and Executive Director Cindy Housner, at chousner@glasa.org.