WVU Medicine Berkeley Medical Center, Wellness Center, local physician offer running clinic

MARTINSBURG, W.VA. -- Have you always wanted to run? Are you new to running? An avid runner who wants to improve performance? Prevent injury? Mark Cucuzzella, M.D., will be conducting monthly running clinics at The Wellness Center at WVU Medicine Berkeley Medical Center.

Dr. Cucuzzella, a nationally ranked distance runner, local physician, and founder and organizer of Freedom’s Run and the Harpers Ferry Half Marathon, will be conducting running clinics to promote proper form and injury prevention and improve performance. The clinics are geared to runners of all levels. The next clinic will be held from 5-6 p.m. on March 16.

Clinics will be held in the aerobics room in The Wellness Center on the campus of Berkeley Medical Center. The program is free and open to all. Pre-registration is required. To register, call 304-264-1287, ext. 31814, or email ddejarnett@wvumedicine.org.     

For information on group runs and ongoing clinics, visit the Freedom’s Run headquarters website at Two Rivers Treads www.tworiverstreads.com. Click on the sections on “clinics” and “group runs.”