Washington, D.C
FITDC HerStory 5k honors Women’s History Month
FITDC HerStory 5k kicks off in DC Saturday
In celebration of Girls’s Historical past Month, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and the Division of Parks and Recreation internet hosting the fifth-annual FITDC HerStory 5k on Saturday. FOX 5’s Ayesha Khan visited Freedom Plaza to get a preview of the occasion that pulls 1000’s trying to honor the nice issues ladies are doing.
WASHINGTON – In celebration of Girls’s Historical past Month, the fifth annual FITDC HerStory 5K was held at Freedom Plaza in D.C. on Saturday.
The free “transfer your ft” occasion attracted 1000’s of DMV residents and others from across the nation, who got here out to commemorate the nice issues ladies have finished all through historical past.
“Simply understanding the power of ladies and that once we come collectively unimaginable issues can happen and it’s a lovely factor,” participant Jo Anaelly tells FOX 5.
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One other participant, Jackie Reyes-Yanes, shared with FOX 5 why the occasion was vital to her.
“As a girl, as a mother and as a grandmother, I feel that the mayor has put an area for us to come back and voice our opinions and for those who see, with the entire ladies right here, it doesn’t matter who we’re however we are able to discover our voice and that could be a blessing,” stated Reyes-Yanes.
Individuals within the 5k acquired to get pleasure from a pre-race lineup of audio system, a scenic race route down Pennsylvania Avenue adorned with enjoyable information, and pop-up reveals about ladies’s historical past.
The occasion usually attracts about 2,500 individuals, however this 12 months greater than 4,000 had been anticipated to participate.
The 5k was hosted as a part of the citywide FITDC initiative, which is designed to supply residents with a year-long calendar of cause-driven health occasions that evoke metropolis satisfaction and permit residents of all health ranges to unite within the spirit of residing more healthy and extra lively existence.
“It’s actually about health well being and Wellness and we need to make it actually attainable for everybody,” Sarah Scott from FITDC tells FOX 5.
“A whole lot of cities don’t have such initiatives like this, so shout out to Mayor Bowser for persevering with to fund FITDC and persevering with to make it a precedence to enhance your well being and wellness,” added FITDC’s Jason Millison.
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Among the many individuals within the race was native Olympian and gymnast Dominique Dawes.
“I hope that is inspiring for younger ladies and women on this space to assist them notice that they will make their mark,” Dawes instructed FOX 5. “They’ll make historical past, they could be a trailblazer and make a constructive distinction within the space that they reside in and who is aware of they will really possibly affect a nation, if not globally, as properly.”
The festivities didn’t cease after the race, as individuals and attendees acquired to get pleasure from a music-filled pageant, a number of giveaways, and procuring from native women-owned companies.