PRESS RELEASE

For immediate release: September 25, 2012Contact: Brad Kimmel, Executive Director, (260) 760-3371

Fort4Fitness, Inc. • P.O. Box 9007 • Fort Wayne, IN 46899-9007 • (260) 760-3371 • www.Fort4Fitness.org

(Fort Wayne, IN) - The 5th Annual Fort4Fitness Festival gets underway Friday, September 28th, and continues on Saturday, September 29th at Parkview Field. Fort4Fitness has grown every year, and for the 5th consecutive year, Fort4Fitness has set a new record for registered participants in Fort4Fitness events.

The Fort4Fitness Festival Expo will be held on Friday from 1 - 8 pm, and includes packet pick-up and the fi nish of the Kids Marathon and Seniors Marathon, both starting at 6:30 pm. Saturday’s races get started with the 4 Mile Run/Walk at 7:30 am, followed by the Half Marathon at 8:00 am, and the 10K starts at 9:00 am.

Fort4Fitness 2012 by the numbers: 9,809 - Total number of registered participants in all Fort4Fitness events in 2012 (Half Marathon, 10K, 4 Mile Run/Walk, Kids Marathon, Seniors Marathon) 8,968 - Number of registered participants in Saturday races (Half Marathon, 10K, 4 Mile) 26 (+1) - Number of states represented (plus the District of Columbia) 3 - Number of countries represented (U.S.A., Canada, Great Britain) 62% Female / 38% Male Participants range in age from 3 to 95 38 - Average age of our participants 2,737 (28%) - Participants who tell us Fort4Fitness 2012 is their fi rst road race EVER! 4,694 (48%) - Participants who tell us 2012 is their fi rst Fort4Fitness race 996 - Number of kids (age 14 & under) participating in one of the Fort4Fitness events (includes Kids Marathon and all Saturday races) 1,526 - Number of seniors (age 55 & over) participating in one of the Fort4Fitness events (includes Seniors Marathon and all Saturday races) 1,176 - Number of participants registered to run for one of the offi cial F4F Charity Partners 1,200 (+) - Number of volunteers coming together this week to make Fort4Fitness possible

A complete schedule of events is attached to this press release on an additional page. Please use the attached schedule to plan your coverage of Fort4Fitness this weekend. Also included with this press release are several additional attachments, including course maps, a complete list of road closures for the weekend, and a listing of vendors who will be participating in the Fort4Fitness Festival Expo.

A new addition to the Festival this year, is a Post-Race Party and 5th year celebration of Fort4Fitness, which will be located on the Centerfi eld Concourse at Parkview Field. Live music and concessions will be available Saturday from 8 am - 1 pm, so participants are encouraged to stick around after the race and celebrate their accomplishment with their family and friends.

Complete information on the Fort4Fitness events is also available at www.Fort4Fitness.org. ###

Fort4Fitness Race Week Is Here!New Records Set For Registered Participants In 2012

Fort4Fitness, Inc. is a non-profi t, 501(c)(3) organization committed to promoting healthy living and fi tness in Northeast Indiana

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2012 Fort4Fitness Schedule of Events

FRIDAy, SEPTEMBER 28, 2012 - PARKVIEW FIELD1:00 pm - 9:00 pm Race Packet Pickup Fort4Fitness Festival Expo 4YourHealth Festival - Merchandise Mall - Vendor Booth Area 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm Entertainment at the Entrance to Parkview Field5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Kids Marathon Check in Senior Marathon Check in Fitness Evaluations for Senior Marathon Participants6:30 pm Start of the Kids and Senior Marathon (final 1.2 miles) Kids and Seniors complete the last 1.2 miles of their summer long training series6:35 pm - 7:30 pm Finish of Kids and Senior Marathon Events at Home Plate Presentation of Finisher Medals to Kids and Senior Marathon participants7:30 pm - 8:00 pm Post Race Fitness Evaluations for Kids Marathon Participants

SATURDAy, SEPTEMBER 29, 2012 - STARTING LINE / BAKER STREET STATION6:30 am Start Corrals Open6:30 am - 9:00 am Start Line Entertainment and Announcements Start Line Entertainment provided by WMEE Television Coverage of Races on Comcast – Channel 817:05 am 4 Mile Run/Walk Participants in Corrals7:10 am - 7:23 am Opening Ceremonies for 2012 Fort4Fitness Welcome - President of Fort4Fitness and Guests Welcome – Mayor Tom Henry Invocation -World Relief National Anthem - Jocelyn Redmond, Voices of Unity Choir Final Instructions by F4F Race Director7:25 am 4 Mile Wheel Chair Division Start7:30 am Start - 4 Mile Run/Walk - Fort Wayne Historical Society Cannon7:45 am Half Marathon Participants in Corrals7:50 am Official Welcome - Half Marathon Final Instructions by F4F Race Director7:55 am Half Marathon Wheel Chair Division Start8:00 am Start - Half Marathon - Fort Wayne Historical Society Cannon Entertainment Resumes - WMEE8:40 am 10K Participants in Corrals8:45 am National Anthem Fort Wayne Children’s Choir 8:50 am Official Welcome - 10K Final Instructions by F4F Race Director8:55 am 10K Wheel Chair Division Start9:00 am Start - 10K - Fort Wayne Historical Society Cannon

SATURDAy, SEPTEMBER 29, 2012 - INSIDE PARKVIEW FIELD7:00 am - Noon Fort4Fitness 5th year Celebration Bands Playing in Amphitheater Area - Food and Beverages - Charity Partner Reunion Areas7:50 am First Finishers Arrive - 4 mile (approximate)9:10 am First Finishers Arrive - Half Marathon (approximate)9:35 am First Finishers Arrive - 10K (approximate) Finish Line Announcements of Finishers provided by WBCL and Star 88.3

2012 Course MapSeptember 28, 2012

Start Time - 6:30 pm

2012 Fort4Fitness Road Closures

Friday September 28, 2012 between 6:15 PM and 7:15 PM except as noted (Kids & Seniors Marathons):

• Ewing closed Baker to W. Jefferson 6:00 PM to 7:15 PM • W. Baker closed Fairfield to McClellan 6:00 PM to 7:15 PM • W. Baker closed McClellan to Harrison • NB Fairfield closed Henricks to W. Baker from 6:00 PM to 7:15 PM • SB Fairfield left lane closed W. Brackenridge to W. Baker from 6:00 PM to 7:15 PM. SB Fairfield

thru traffic remains open • W. Brackenridge closed Ewing to Harrison (portion from Ewing to PF Silver Lot Entrance will be

closed starting at 4:00 PM probably) • McClellan closed W. Baker to W. Brackenridge • Webster closed W. Baker to Douglas • Douglas closed Webster to Harrison • Harrison closed Douglas to W. Baker

Saturday, September 29, 2012 (except as noted in one place). Note: all times 7:30 AM and later may be delayed up to one hour due to inclement weather or other emergencies or unforeseen circumstances.

• W. Baker closed between Ewing and Harrison from 11:00 PM Sept 28 to 1:00 PM Sept 29 • W. Baker closed from Fairfield to Ewing from 6:00 AM to 12:30 PM • W. Baker closed from Harrison to Calhoun from 7:00 AM to 9:30 AM • Harrison closed from Melita to W. Brackenridge from 7:00 AM to 9:30 AM • Calhoun closed from E. Baker to Williams 7:00 AM to 9:30 AM. Note: All intersections will be

barricaded off from E. Baker to Masterson • Calhoun closed from Williams to Rudisill 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM • Calhoun closed from Rudisill to W. Pettit 8:00 AM to 10:15 AM • Calhoun closed from W. Pettit to Paulding 8:00 AM to 9:15 AM • Calhoun closed from Paulding to Tillman 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM • Packard closed from Calhoun to Indiana 7:30 AM to 9:00 AM • W. Pettit closed from Calhoun to South Wayne 9:00 AM to 10:15 AM • Tillman EB lanes reduced to right lane only and WB lanes shifted to use left EB lane from 6:30 AM

to 10:00 AM. Police at both ends to slow down traffic once runners are present.

• Fairfield closed from Tillman to Southfair Ct 6:30 AM to 10:00 AM • Greenway Trail and Foster Park closed to vehicular traffic 8:30 AM to 10:30 AM • Foster Park Golf Course closed to golfers until 11:00 AM tee times • SB Old Mill closed from Foster Park to Hartman 8:30 AM to 10:30 AM • NB Old Mill closed due to construction • Lexington closed from Old Mill to Hartman 8:30 AM to 11:00 AM • Hartman closed from Old Mill to Westover 8:30 AM to 11:00 AM • Westover closed from Hartman to Crestwood 8:30 AM to 11:00 AM • Crestwood closed from Westover to Sherwood Terrace 8:30 AM to 11:00 AM • Sherwood Terrace closed from Hartman to Stratford 8:30 AM to 11:00 AM • Stratford closed from Sherwood Terrace to W. Pettit 8:30 AM to 11:00 AM • W. Pettit closed from Stratford to Old Mill 8:30 AM to 11:00 AM • SB Old Mill closed from Pettit to Old Farm Circle 8:30 AM to 11:15 AM NB remains open from

Fairfax to Old Mill. • Old Farm Circle closed from Old Mill to South Wayne 8:30 AM to 11:15 AM • South Wayne closed from Old Farm Circle to W. Pettit 8:30 AM to 11:15 AM • South Wayne closed from W. Pettit to Pasadena 7:30 AM to 11:30 AM. HM uses SB (west) side.

10K used NB (east) side. Courses merge at Pasadena. • South Wayne closed from Pasadena to Rudisill 8:45 AM to 11:30 AM • South Wayne closed from Rudisill to Oakdale 8:45 to 11:45 AM • Oakdale closed South Wayne to Indiana 8:45 AM to 11:45 AM • Indiana closed from Oakdale to Packard 8:45 AM to 11:45 AM • Indiana closed Packard to Kinnaird 7:30 AM to 11:45 AM • Kinnaird closed Indiana to South Wayne 7:30 AM to 11:45 AM • South Wayne closed Kinnaird to Beechwood Dr 7:30 AM to 11:45 AM • Beechwood Dr closed South Wayne to Fairfield/Pontiac 7:30 AM to 11:45 AM • Pontiac closed from Fairfield to Hoagland 7:30 AM to Noon • Hoagland closed from Pontiac to Bass 7:30 AM to 12:15 AM • Bass closed from Hoagland to Fairfield 7:30 AM to 12:15 PM • NB Fairfield closed from 6:00 AM to 12:30 PM. SB Fairfield remains open. Detour NB Fairfield via

WB Taylor, NB Broadway, and EB Jefferson to Ewing/Jefferson intersection • Ewing closed from Baker to Jefferson 6:00 AM to 12:30 PM

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2012 Fort4Fitness Festival Expo Booth Assignments

Booth Organization1. 1 Year, One Healthy Change2. Celebrate Your Change3. Parkview LiVe4. McMillen Health Center5. Fort Wayne Community Schools6. Tobacco Free Allen County7. Drug and Alcohol Consortium8. YMCA of Greater Fort Wayne9. Fort Wayne Trails10. Fort Wayne Parks & Recreation11. Parkview Total Health12. Lotus Yoga13. InShape Indiana14. Lutheran Health Network15. Fort Wayne Track Club16. Road Runners Club of America17. Geist Half Marathon & 5K18. Bath Fitter19. Aboite Podiatry Associates20. Three Rivers Food Co-Op21. Health Source22. Spartan Race/Cornfed Spartans23. Kroger24. Parkview Fitness Center25. Med Tech College26. Canterbury School27. Edgewood Chiropractic Center28. Rabb Kinetico Water Systems29. IQHealth/Centers For Pain Relief30. Afdent31. Personal Training Institute32. Cancer Services of Northeast Indiana33. Spinal Healthcare & Physical Med34. Optimum Performance35. USA Martial Arts

Friday, Sept. 28Booth Organization

36. 3 Rivers Federal Credit Union37. Carmel Marathon Weekend38. Physicians Health Plan 39. TinCaps Catering40. TinCaps Catering41. Huntington University42. Parkview43. 44. Graber Farms45. Imagine Schools46. Leukemia & Lymphoma Society47. Healthier Moms & Babies48. Ronald McDonald House49. Fellowship Missionary50. 51. Voices of Unity Youth Choir52. R1. WMEER2. WBCLR3. Star 88.3SK. Smoothie King

Merchandise Mall Three Rivers Running Company Brooks Balega New Balance Asics Feetures Natril Gear, LLC Chica Bands Danielle Hartmann / Artist Max Fitness of Fort Wayne Fort4Fitness Merchandise Fred Toenges Fort4Fitness Spring Cycle Juice Plus