Banana Chase 5K & 10K and

Whole Foods Market^®

Young Champions Races

presented by Peter St. Geme, Inc.'s Champions Run For Children

KEY FACTS:

What: 'Banana Chase 5K & 10K' & 'Whole Foods Market^® Young Champions Races'

When: September 17, 2006 Banana Chase 5K & 10K - Start: 9:00 a.m. Whole Foods Market® Young Champions Races - Start: 10:30 a.m.

Where: Staged from Kezar Stadium in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco

Why: Both runs benefit UCSF Children's Hospital / Pediatric AIDS Research

History: 7th Annual

Highlights: 5K Championship for Pacific Association of USA T&F - $4,500 prize money

CHASING BANANAS

Banana Chase 5K & 10K, staged from Kezar Stadium in Golden Gate Park features some of the fastest 5K & 10K runners in the U.S., along with thousands of recreational runners, and a whole bunch of bananas. That's right, a dozen or more runners in banana costumes are part of the starting line-up and a major part of the run. All runners will have a chance to beat one or more bananas (who, as we all know, run at various speeds) to the finish line, making themselves eligible for prizes. The Banana Chase 5K & 10K is also a Pacific Association USA T&F 5K Championship, with $4,500 in prize money. Following the Banana Chase 5K & 10K is the Whole Foods Market^® Young Champions Races for kids ages 3-18, which features 50 meter to 1 mile races in age group heats, with ribbons, kids goodie bags and t-shirts to all registered participants.

The pre and post race festival features free refreshments, live music, face painters, bounce houses, and more from 9 a.m. until NOON. Both the Banana Chase 5K & 10K and Whole Foods Market runs benefit Pediatric AIDS Research at UCSF Children's Hospital. Dr. Diane Wara, a world leader in Pediatric AIDS Research, heads the department which provides clinical care for children and adolescents infected by HIV throughout Northern California as well as research on how to prevent transmission of HIV to newborns. UCSF Children's Hospital is the center where children get care for rare and complicated disorders, including conditions that doctors at first do not understand. Dr. Wara treated the first babies with AIDS there, before HIV was even identified. Now her team cares for children who are growing up and entering college, thanks to new discoveries about treatment.

TO REGISTER: Check back here mid July for a link to the online registration -- OR -- Email your address to info@rhodyco.com and we will mail you an entry when they are ready.

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