2002 Mayo Corporate Challenge
Saturday, March 2, 2002
Mayo Clinic Hospital - Phoenix
"Fun and Fitness for Everyone"

General Information

Online Registration

Runner's Fill-in Entry Form

Runner's Written Entry Form

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Fitness and Fun for Everyone!

Mayo Clinic Scottsdale is pleased to announce the return of the Mayo Clinic Corporate Challenge, set for March 2, 2002. As we continue to grow along with the Valley of the Sun, we are proud to sponsor an event that salutes fitness for everyone, including Phoenix area businesses.

Meet your friends, customers or competitors on a playing field that is fun for everyone. With a great selection of events, there is sure to be an activity for everyone. Music, food and raffle prizes will highlight this Spring outing. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Arizona Transplant House Foundation.

5K Fitness Walk 8:35a.m. If walking is your thing, then make sure we see you at the 5K Fitness Walk. You can "hot foot" this 3.1 mile course in 39 minutes or take a leisurely 60 minutes and enjoy the sights. Either way, there will be plenty of fun and plenty of action. Strollers and baby joggers are welcome. Specially designed medals will be presented to the top 25 male and female finishers. A digital clock will display times at the finish line.

8K Run (Team & Individual) 9:00 a.m. The competitive 8K run is the heart & soul of the Mayo Clinic Corporate Challenge. Open to corporate, school, open teams and individuals, the lightning fast course will have split times each mile plus two aid stations on the course. Individual overall champions and top three age group awards will be presented in the following divisions: 11 & under, 12-15, 16-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75+

Inline Skate 10:00a.m. Presented by Ski Pro/ Ski Chalet
If you want to “Roll with it”, the 8K Inline Skate is for you. All entrants will be timed with (3) awards being presented in each of the following age groups: 12 & under, 13-17, 18-25, 26-29, 30-39, 40-49 & 50-59,60+ . Overall male and female winners will also receive special awards.

As a not-for-profit, multi-specialty physician practice where the needs of each individual patient are foremost in the delivery of Medical care, Mayo Clinic Scottsdale serves patients from its Outpatient clinic campus in north Scottsdale and the 181-bed Mayo Clinic Hospital in northeast Phoenix. Services are provided by more than 250 physicians in over 66 specialties. The Mayo Center for Women's Health, the Samuel C. Johnson Medical Research Center and a number of outpatient physician practices throughout the Valley also comprise Mayo's operations in the Metropolitan Phoenix area. A growing number of corporate clients are served by Mayo Health Plan Arizona for access to 2,700 Physicians at 18 area hospitals, including Mayo Clinic Hospital.

Mayo Clinic Scottsdale encourages you and your friends, co-workers and family to participate in the 2002 Mayo Clinic Corporate Challenge. Join us for a day of Fun and Fitness for Everyone!

Included within the team competition are corporate, school and open categories. Using a unique scoring system that compares the times of all runners in the same age and sex group, a percentile ranking is determined for each finisher.
A team's five best percentile finishes are then added, with the lowest scores winning.

• Teams must have at least five members finish under 55 minutes to qualify. There is no maximum limit of team members.
  
• Each company, subsidiary or division may enter one team. Middle schools through University level are eligible. Open teams can be comprised of any group of individuals. Corporate Team members must be full-time employees.
  
• Each team must designate a captain to coordinate entrants, verify all the information and confirm the signed waiver is completed on the entry form.
  
• Each entry must be accompanied by the $15 entry. One check may be written for an entire team. These fees are non-refundable.
  
• Team entries must be submitted together.
  
• The deadline for team entries is Friday, February 22.
  No TEAM entries will be accepted after this deadline.
• Team packets for your entire team may be picked up in advance on Tuesday, February 26, at Runner's Den, 6505 North 16th St, from 10:00 a.m. If you wish to pick up your team materials on February 26, you must make prior arrangements by faxing your request to (602) 277-4372 no later than 5:00p.m., Friday February 22.
  Team packets not requested for pick up on February 26 will be available under each individual entrant's name at early packet pick-up on February 28 & March 1 at Runner’s Den or race day at the race site.
  
• Team packets with entry forms, additional information and posters will be available Jan.10. To receive a packet, fax your request to (602) 277-4372 before Feb. 15.

Mayo Clinic Scottsdale is proud to be the title sponsor of our seventh annual fitness event - the 2002 "Mayo Clinic Corporate Challenge." This year’s event will again attract a wide range of fun and fitness enthusiasts by offering a corporate challenge with corporate, school and open teams as well as individual participants.

Mayo Clinic Scottsdale is an integrated, multi-campus system that includes an outpatient clinic, Mayo Clinic Hospital, primary care centers and the Mayo Center for Women’s Health. We offer primary and second opinions and more than 66 specialities and programs. Mayo Health Plan Arizona is a Mayo Clinic sponsored health plan available to corporate accounts. Members have access to over 2,600 physicians Valley-wide and 13 contracted hospitals, including Mayo Clinic Hospital.