Register for Reindeer Romp
The Reindeer Romp, an 8K (about 5-mile) run or a 5K (about 3-mile) run/walk, will begin at 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 2, at the Brown County State Park Nature Center.
Proceeds for the race go to the Brown County YMCA financial assistance program.
To guarantee a T-shirt, register for $20 by Friday, Nov. 17. On race day, registration costs $25.
Packet pick-up will be from noon to 3 p.m. Friday, Dec. 1 at the YMCA or from 11 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. race day at the Nature Center.
Awards will be given to the top three male and female winners of each run and walk. Medals will be given to each first-place winner, male and female, in the following age categories: 11 and younger, 12 to 14, 15 to 19, 20 to 29, 30 to 39, 40 to 49, 50 to 59, 60 to 69, 70 and older.
For more information, visit indianatiming.com/IndianaTiming-RaceCalendar.html. To register, visit signmeup.com/122421 or call the YMCA at 812-988-9622.
Free, local running club open to all levels
Brown County Runners, a club open to all paces, plans free weekly runs on trails and roads in and around Brown County.
The club runs most Wednesdays at 6 p.m., usually in Brown County State Park and often does a Saturday or Sunday morning run at one of the parks or forests.
Runs are posted at meetup.com/Brown-County-Runners-Meetup.
Exercise, yoga, personal training offered weekly
Simply Fitness, 59 E. Main St., is offering yoga, personal training and high-intensity interval training exercise sessions weekly.
Thirty-minute high-intensity interval training “boot camp” sessions are offered at 7 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, or at 5:30 p.m. Tuesdays only. The cost is $10 per session.
Beginner yoga is offered at 12:15 p.m. Wednesdays; or at 4:30 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays. The cost is $5 per 30-minute session.
Intermediate yoga is taught at 6 p.m. Tuesdays for $10 per 45-minute session.
Private yoga and personal training rates are $15 for each 30-minute session.
Prepaid group class cards are available.
For more information or to register, visit squareup.com/store/simply-fitness, email [email protected], call 812-343-3560 or drop by the fitness center.
Kyokushin karate training offered
Sensei David Michaelis is offering training in traditional kyokushin karate.
Classes are for students 16 and older twice a week, at 6 p.m. Thursdays and 4 p.m. Sundays.
Michaelis has trained and taught kyokushin karate for more than 35 years. Kyokushin, Japanese for “the society of the ultimate truth,” is a style of stand-up, full-contact karate. It is intended to foster humility, perseverance and nonviolence and to provide a foundation for improving physical and mental discipline.
For more information, email Michaelis at [email protected] or call him at 812-988-9409.
Disc golf league plays every Tuesday
The Brown County Disc Golf Alliance plays regularly in Brown County and new members are welcome.
The group plays Tuesdays at 5:30 p.m. at Deer Run Park or at the Brown County Country Club, alternating months. In November, it’s the club.
Players of all skill levels are welcome, including those who have never played before. Loaner discs are available.
For more information, contact Stan Golis at [email protected].
Open gym times offered at YMCA
The Brown County YMCA offers open gym for basketball, volleyball and pickleball for players 16 and older of all ability levels, with informal, friendly games.
Basketball is offered from 3 to 5 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays for junior and senior high school students; 5 to 7:30 p.m. Mondays and 5 to 9 p.m. Tuesdays for all ages; and 7:30 to 10 p.m. Mondays for players 18 and older.
Volleyball is offered from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursdays.
Pickleball is 6 to 8 a.m. Mondays through Fridays, 7 to 9 a.m. Saturdays, and 1 to 3 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
The rock wall is open from 6 to 7 p.m. Thursdays for all ages.
Open gym hours are free for Y members and $3 per non-member.
