Events
Place
Ste 100
Valparaiso, IN US 46383
Description
Join Extra Mile Fitness Company for a
FREE fun run with coaches and staff on Saturday, March 9th at 7:30 a.m.
Let's conquer our goals in 2024! Let's move together!
☺ Fun run/walk (3 to 10 miles - you do you)
☺ Meet the 2024 coaching team.
☺ At 9:00 join us for a talk from Jonathan Edgington from St. Marys
☺ Demo some ALTRA shoes with our rep Mike! 👣
PLEASE complete free registration so we can plan drinks and snacks accordingly!!
Extra Mile fun run/walk uses the city pathways. We ask everyone to be mindful of the crosswalks, cars on the road and are familiar with the route. Anyone under the age of 12 should be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
More free events coming from Extra Mile Fitness. Mark these dates on your calendar and don't forget to register...
- 3/17/24 - St. Paddy's Day Fun Run
This is a fun, energetic, themed and organized group run to help you stay motivated during January. We will have coaches and people to help guide you. We will have pick your distance (3 to 12 miles). Again, these runs are intended to be fun, relaxed and a way to run on some amazing routes in the region. Extra Mile is solely offering a location to meet up. If you are running longer distances, be sure to bring your own water.
Special Guests & Speakers
More about our Guest Speaker:
Dr. Jon Edgington is a board certified and fellowship-trained joint replacement surgeon who specializes in treating patients with hip and knee arthritis. After establishing an accurate diagnosis, he exhausts all nonoperative treatments prior to considering surgical options. If nonoperative measure have failed, Dr. Edgington has a patient centered discussion regarding surgical options including advanced technologies, less invasive approaches, and rapid recovery pathways for the best possible patient outcome
Dr. Edgington completed his undergraduate studies at Miami University majoring in microbiology while competing as a Division I student-athlete on the varsity baseball team. He went on to complete his medical degree at the University of Cincinnati where he decided on a career in orthopedic surgery. Throughout his orthopedic surgery residency at the University of Chicago he developed an interest in total joint arthroplasty as well as caring for orthopedic trauma patients. He went on to complete a fellowship in adult reconstruction and joint replacement at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in downtown Chicago. There he learned specialized techniques in caring for patients with everything from primary osteoarthritis to those with failed surgeries or deformity requiring complex joint replacement surgery.
As a resident of Northwest Indiana, Dr. Edgington is proud to provide the high quality and contemporary orthopedic care from his training in downtown Chicago to the community of Northwest Indiana. He believes in putting his patients first, honest and clear patient communication, and caring for patients how he would like to be treated. Dr. Edgington enjoys spending time with his wife and his three sons. His hobbies including golf, baseball, and watersports.
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