Author: Laura Young

Not a runner? Have a friend running in the Pumpkin Run? Would like to help out? Please fill out the volunteer form below to assist with the Pumpkin Run on Oct. 23.

The season for Glide Fit is coming to an end. Make sure to join us for the last week Oct. 4-8 at the Heskett Center. The next season will begin spring 2021. Glide Fit is available at the following times:

• 5:30 p.m. Monday and Wednesday
• noon Tuesdays and Thursdays

Glide Fit is a great way to test your balance, core strength, coordination and more. This 45-minute class welcomes all fitness levels.

Join Campus Recreation for a free night of frightful fun beginning at 8 p.m. Oct. 29 at the Heskett Center. Enjoy a haunted house, glow yoga, movies, games, snacks and more.

Join us at 9 a.m. Oct. 23 at Wichita State University’s main campus for the 5k Pumpkin Run, followed by the 1K Little Pumpkin Run at 10:23 a.m.

Participants who register by Oct. 5 will save $5. All registered participants will receive a customized T-shirt and a finisher medal. .

Campus Recreation is offering a fall break special for a 60-minute massage at $45. This pricing is available for one-hour massages booked between Oct. 11-15.

For more information or to book a massage, call 316-978-3082 to reserve your time today.

Join Shocker Rowing and learn how to row from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 30 at the River Vista Boathouse (150 N. McLean Blvd.). Participants can sign up on the day of the event. The cost is $20 per person for lunch and the lesson.

Students, faculty and staff with a valid wichita.edu email can download WSU’s Fitness Center F45 Challenge app for free. This app includes the following features:

• Daily workouts: Choose among bodyweight, weighted or recovery.
• Nutrition: Recipes and shopping lists for mainstream, vegetarian, and vegan meals.
• Tracking: Track calories in food and out workouts, fluids, sleep and body stats within the app.
• Education: Free articles about wellness, nutrition, recipes and athletics.

Registration has begun for the 2021 Pumpkin Run 5K and Little Pumpkin 1K set to begin at 9 a.m. Oct. 23 at the Wichita State campus. There will also be a virtual 5K version the same day.

All registered participants will receive a customized T-shirt and a finisher medal. Participants that register by Sept. 20 will receive a bonus item in their registration packet.

Join Wichita State’s Campus Recreation on an outdoor adventure to Kansas City, Missouri, to watch the  Chiefs take on the Los Angeles Chargers Sept. 26 for $70. This price covers both the ticket and transportation to and from the game. Food and drinks are not included.

Register by Sept. 17 at the link below.

For more information, contact cr.outdooradventures@wichita.edu with any questions.

In addition to a new massage studio, Wichita State’s Campus Recreation has a new massage therapist, Dannah Fox.

Fox’s specialties include the following:

• Swedish
• Deep tissue
• Reflexology
• Hot stone
• Sports
• Prenatal
• Myofascial release
• Trigger point
• Lomilomi massage

To make an appointment, call 316-978-3082 or visit the website below.