Bike/Run to Raise Money for Burn Patients

Physical therapy students at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) School of Allied Health Sciences will help with the 2011 PT Classic 25-mile and 50-mile bike and 5K run through Ransom Canyon and Slaton beginning at 8 a.m. on Oct. 15. Race-day registration will be inside The Wall Fitness Club, 8312 East FM 3523, Suite 190 in Slaton. The South Plains District of the Texas Physical Therapy Association (TPTA) will host the event.

What started six years ago, as an effort to help an ill classmate who couldn’t pay her medical bills, has turned into a milestone for successive physical therapy classes, said Mike Grajeda, a physical therapy student in the TTUHSC School of Allied Health Sciences.

“It gives us an opportunity to give back to the community while working closely with local businesses and with our local professional organization,” Grajeda said.

The PT Classic is scheduled in October to celebrate National Physical Therapy Month. Grajeda said the event raises community awareness about physical therapy while also educating Lubbock-area residents about health, fitness and regular exercise for overall health and well-being.Grajeda said the event, whose title sponsor is the South Plains District of the TPTA, raises community awareness about physical therapy while also educating people about health, fitness and regular exercise for overall health and well-being.This year, all donations and registration money will go to the University Medical Center Foundation for the Harnar Burn Center to assist in funding of burn compression garments for their patients. A burn patient needs a minimum of 2 garments for continuous wear for 23 hours  Grajeda said the event raises community awareness about physical therapy while also educating Lubbock-area residents about health, fitness and regular exercise for overall health and well-being.About 50 people participated in last year’s bike/run.

Grajeda said the event raises community awareness about physical therapy while also educating Lubbock-area residents about health, fitness and regular exercise for overall health and well-being. This year, all donations and registration money will go to the University Medical Center Foundation for the Harnar Burn Center to assist in funding of burn compression garments for their patients. A burn patient needs a minimum of 2 garments for continuous wear for 23 hours This year, all donations and registration money will go to the University Medical Center Foundation for the Harnar Burn Center to assist in funding of burn compression garments for their patients. A burn patient needs a minimum of 2 garments for continuous wear for 23 hours

This year, proceeds will be donated to the University Medical Center Foundation to assist the Harnar Burn Care Center in funding compression garments for their patients. A burn patient needs a minimum of two garments for continuous wear 23 hours a day. Costs range from $150 to $200 for a shirt. Proceeds from this year’s event will be donated to the University Medical Center Foundation to assist the Harnar Burn Care Center in funding compression garments for their patients. A burn patient needs a minimum of two garments for continuous wear 23 hours a day. Costs range from $150 to $200 for a shirt. Last year, the Student Physical Therapy Association raised $2,800 for the center.

Routes travel through Ransom Canyon/Slaton.  Event headquarters will be at Ransom Canyon Center. Race day registration will be inside The Wall Fitness Club.

To register, search PT Classic at www.active.com. Those who register now will receive a $5 discount. Students receive $5 off registration with a student ID. On-site registration will be available from 7 to 7:30 a.m. on Oct. 15 at The Wall Fitness Club. Packet pick-up will be Oct. 14 at Broadway Bikes, 2420 #A Broadway. The 2011 PT Classic Awards will be given to the top female and male finishers in each event. Those that complete both events will earn a 2011 PT Classic T-shirt.

The 2011 PT Classic is sponsored by Broadway Bikes, Complete Nutrition, South Plains Cycles, Bless Your Heart, Lalande Financial, Sprouts, College Flowers, Road ID, The Wall Fitness Club, DFC Cycles and Fitness and UMC Northstar/Team Rehab.

For more information, contact Grajeda at mike.grajeda@ttuhsc.edu.

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