{"id":7518,"date":"2024-11-18T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-18T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/?p=7518"},"modified":"2024-12-10T16:19:32","modified_gmt":"2024-12-10T22:19:32","slug":"turkey-trot-5k-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/18\/turkey-trot-5k-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"Turkey Trot 5K Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"596\" src=\"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Screen-Shot-2024-11-14-at-10.33.17-AM-1024x596.png\" alt=\"Courtesy Photo University Recreation Department \" class=\"wp-image-7519\" srcset=\"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Screen-Shot-2024-11-14-at-10.33.17-AM-1024x596.png 1024w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Screen-Shot-2024-11-14-at-10.33.17-AM-300x174.png 300w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Screen-Shot-2024-11-14-at-10.33.17-AM-768x447.png 768w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Screen-Shot-2024-11-14-at-10.33.17-AM.png 1195w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Courtesy Photo University Recreation Department <\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/turkey-trot.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">The University Recreation Center is doing the Turkey Trot 5K challenge to engage the community in taking care of their health throughout November.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vriseyda Calzada, fitness and wellness assistant for the Recreation Center in Brownsville, explained the inspiration behind this event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>\u201cWe all got together and we had a meeting and we all felt, like, oh, to celebrate the holidays [and] \u2026 to get people introduced into a healthy lifestyle,\u201d Calzada said.\u00a0<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Since this is the second year this event is being held, she spoke about how participation has changed.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>\u201cWhat&#8217;s different this year is that I feel that more students are, since we did get a lot more students this year enrolled, we feel that like oh, there should be more participation,\u201d Calzada said. \u201cAnd not only that but, like, more inclusion with everybody \u2026 more students can come together and participate in these challenges.\u201d\u00a0<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Gilberto Lopez,&nbsp; recreation program coordinator for the Brownsville Recreation Center, said this event is interactive with the community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>\u201cPeople would message me like, \u2018Hey did you get my time?\u2019\u201d Lopez said. \u201cAnd so people get kinda competitive and so they\u2019re competing against other people, so it\u2019s just for fun for us. For these events, we want to make sure that we have our UTRGV community active during the holidays.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Calzada highlighted this challenge can be completed wherever and whenever the participant wishes to run.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>\u201cYou do it at your own pace,\u201d she said. \u201cYou don&#8217;t feel as much pressure, and I feel that thought the STRAVA app was something unique about that is that you are open and welcoming to the app.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Lopez said those interested in joining the challenge are welcomed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>\u201cPeople can do \u2026 a mile a day or maybe half a mile every day and they\u2019ll still be able to achieve their goal for the challenge,\u201d he said.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Lopez said the main goal of this challenge is for people to pay more attention to their health.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe want to make sure that people that are participating that they\u2019re staying healthy and they\u2019re being a little bit more conscious about their health,\u201d he said.<br>To join the Turkey Trot Challenge, register through V Link at <a href=\"https:\/\/nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Futrgv.campuslabs.com%2Fengage%2Fsubmitter%2Fform%2Fstart%2F645164&amp;data=05%7C02%7CRadio%40utrgv.edu%7Ca3c368eb61c148f7433a08dd04caed92%7C990436a687df491c91249afa91f88827%7C0%7C0%7C638671991823699041%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=DYPJoWIbjBtg%2Bazog%2BYB1zR2lOWk%2F7Ktac%2BHzJNbV%2BQ%3D&amp;reserved=0\">https:\/\/utrgv.campuslabs.com\/engage\/submitter\/form\/start\/645164<\/a> and download the STRAVA app to keep track of your progress.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The University Recreation Center is doing the Turkey Trot 5K challenge to engage the community in taking care<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":37,"featured_media":7519,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"yes","footnotes":""},"categories":[569,14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7518","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-academic","category-sports"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.4 - 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