Checkered Flag Audi presents the ALL ACCESS 5K
Virginia Beach, VA – Checkered Flag Audi is excited to present the ALL ACCESS 5K to be held on Sunday, Sept. 20. The Tidewater Striders, in collaboration with Live Nation, the largest concert producer in the world, are holding the 5k on the grounds of the Verizon Wireless Virginia Beach Amphitheater.
The flat and fast course will start and finish backstage and run throughout the concert grounds. The post-race award party will have food, beverages, tours of artist dressing rooms and live music.
“Checkered Flag Audi couldn’t pass on being a part of offering this first time access into the concert grounds at the Virginia Beach Amphitheater,” said Richard Hutsko, General Manager for Checkered Flag Audi. “Our hope is to provide the over 2,000 runners expected to participate in the event the opportunity to see and feel like they are part of the backstage crew for their favorite touring artist.”
Event proceeds will enhance youth fitness and fight obesity in young people through support for various youth running programs in the greater Hampton Roads Virginia area.
For registration info: www.allaccess5k.com
Tidewater Striders, one of the largest running organizations in the United States, is a 501c(3) non-profit club. This all-volunteer organization’s mission is to promote fitness and healthy lifestyles through running. The Striders have a nationally recognized youth running program that they are expanding to address concerns over youth fitness and obesity throughout the region. The Striders offer fun runs and walks, team running, education, clinics, training programs, group runs, youth running, scholarships, meetings, and social gatherings.
Live Nation is the largest producer of live concerts in the world, annually producing over 16,000 concerts for 1,500 artists in 57 countries. The company sells over 45 million concert tickets a year and expects to drive over 60 million unique visitors to LiveNation.com in 2008. Live Nation is transforming the concert business by expanding its concert platform into ticketing and building the industry’s first artist-to-fan vertically integrated concert platform. Headquartered in Los Angeles, California, Live Nation is listed on the New York Stock Exchange, trading under the symbol “LYV.”
Checkered Flag Motor Car Company has been serving the greater Hampton Roads Region since 1964. Checkered Flag is a family owned and operated dealership group offering a large selection of vehicles. Checkered Flag strives to make consumers’ shopping, buying, driving and ownership experience second to none with an emphasis on customer satisfaction. Exceeding the expectations of every customer is the goal of each employee at Checkered Flag. For more information, visit www.checkeredflag.com.
