Archives for February 2013

Registration for the Capital Area GOTR 5K now open!

For more info and to register, visit www.capareagirlsontherun.org/5kreg

This unique, family friendly 5K is open to the public! We hope you will join our girls as we celebrate the end of our Spring 2013 season on May 18th! Features:

  • Safe, paved, mostly flat course on the scenic Milton Hershey School campus
  • Chip timed
  • Age group awards
  • Strollers and walkers welcome. (Sorry, no pets.)

All proceeds benefit Capital Area Girls on the Run, allowing us to continue improving and expanding our transformational after school program for 3rd-8th grade girls in Dauphin and Cumberland Counties.

OIP Physician Tip of the Month - February 2013

Dr. Michael Werner, Food and Ankle Specialist at the Orthopedic Institute of Pennsylvania, provides useful information about a common ailment in runners: Achilles tendinitis.  Please click here to read Dr. Wener’s informative tips on how to treat and prevent this debilitating injury.

Michael Werner, M.D.
Foot and Ankle Specialist
Orthopedic Institute of Pennsylvania
(717) 761-5530