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International Pancake racers can train at no cost at SCCC
Racers must enter by Jan. 29 to qualify

It’s a chance to take part in a unique event, make a bit of history and have a great time. On Feb. 5, the women of Liberal will once again don headscarves and aprons, grab skillets and pancakes and compete against the women of Olney, England.

To add a bit of extra incentive this year, the Seward County Community College Wellness Center is once again offering International race contestants the chance to work out for free at the Wellness Center.

To take advantage of the free work-out offer, contestants must turn in completed entry applications by Jan. 29.

Qualified racers may train at the Wellness Center any time the center is open and may attend as many times as they wish until Pancake Day, according to Kelly Cook, Director of Wellness and Aquatics at SCCC. The Center offers a wife variety of training options.

“Here at the Wellness Center we have five treadmills, six bicycles, a step mill, three elliptical machines, a 1,000-square foot free weight area, and a 25-yard natatorium to round out anyone's balanced cross training program,” Cook said.

The Feb. 5th International Pancake Day Race will be the 59th time for the women of the two towns to compete, and all women who are ages 18 and over and residents of Liberal are invited to enter.

In addition, a Men’s Pacer Race is open to all men ages 18 and older, and a women’s Last Chance race is open to women ages 50 and older.

Men’s Pacer contestants and women’s Last Chance contestants are not required to be Liberal residents.

Entries will be accepted beginning Tuesday, Jan. 15. The number of spaces available in each race is limited, so those interested are encouraged to sign up soon.

Race applications may be picked up at the Liberal Tourist Information Center, 1 Yellow Brick Road, across the street from the Coronado Museum. The deadline to enter to qualify for free training at the Wellness Center is 5 p.m. Jan. 29. Race applications will be accepted after that date if space remains in the races, but those entering after Jan. 29 will not be able to work out for free. Entrants will be given information about attending the Wellness Center at the time they return completed race applications.

Deadline to enter the International Race is January 31, 2008.

For more information, call JoAnn Combs at 624-6423.