Paralympian Tatyana McFadden to kick off GLASA's Twilight 5K

The 10th annual Great Lakes Adaptive Sports Association Twilight 5K Run/Walk/Roll will honor U.S. Paralympian Tatyana McFadden, on Saturday, Sept. 9, at the Gorton Community Center, 400 E. Illinois Road, Lake Forest.

Tatyana McFadden is one of the fastest women in the world, with 17 Paralympics medals, including seven gold medals, and 15 marathon wins including four consecutive Grand Slams and first place in the Boston, Chicago, New York City and London marathons in the same year, and has broken five world records in track and field.

McFadden will kick off the Children's Fun Run starting at 4:45 p.m. and then lead the 5K start at 5:15 p.m.

Registration for the 5K is $40. The Children's Run is free to ages 10 and younger.

Stick around for the post-race party, which will directly follow the end of the race featuring the music of Suede Stout and Lynette Foss, great food, and microbrew beer.

For more information, call GLASA, at (847) 283-0908. Registration is now open at www.glasatwilight.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. The GLASA motto is to "Let No One Sit on the Sidelines!" GLASA believes that the quality of life should never be limited by a physical or visual disability. GLASA is a 501c3 organization. More information on GLASA can be found at www.glasa.org or email GLASA Founder and Executive Director Cindy Housner at chousner@glasa.org.