Tallahassee Florida will be hosting a Senior Games in 2010.   

Senior athletes age 50 and over need to mark their calendars for the weekend of May 20-24, 2010.  It's going to be a landmark  Five  days in Tallahassee sports history. 

That's the weekend the Capital City Senior Games will begin competition in  17  sports at a variety of venues around Tallahassee.  Start now and begin preparing that training program to compete in the 5K Run,  table tennis,   horseshoes, volleyball  Basketball Shooting  and 3 on 3 competition , the Cycling Time Trials or a variety of swimming events.

Senior games athletes from Tallahassee have been sparse at the State Championships over the last decade.  The main reason is athletes have to travel to other local senior games around the state to qualify.  Up until now, the closest local games to Tallahassee are Jacksonville, Pensacola and Gainesville.   Now the Games will be in our own backyard.

"This is a wonderful opportunity for people to come out and compete and have some fun," said Bill Tharpe, a Tallahassee resident who has been competing in the Florida Senior Games State Championships since 2003.  "I think there will be a lot of people who may have been involved in a sport at some point in their lives and this will give them a chance to do it again.  It's a different way to stay in shape.  If someone has been thinking about doing something like this, come on out.  You might really like it."

Not only will the 2010 Capital City Senior Games give local athletes a chance to qualify for the 2010 Florida Senior Games State Championships in Lee County and City of Cape Coral in December, 2010, but will provide a starting point for the opportunity to advance to the 2011 National Senior Games.  The 2011 National Senior Games will be held in Houston, Texas in the summer of 2011.

The City of Tallahassee Parks ,   Recreation  and Neighborhood Affairs  Department recently threw its full support in the corner of the Capital City Senior Games providing quality venues around Tallahassee. 

Not only will the Capital City Senior Games involve the finest athletes age 50 and over in North Florida, but expect to compete against athletes from South Georgia and Alabama as well. 

Be a part of history as the Capital City Senior Games kicks off in May, 2010.  As more information comes available, it can be found at www.visittallahassee.com/seniorgames or call the Tallahassee Parks ,  Recreation  and Neighborhood Affairs  Department at 891-3866 (FUNN).

Tentative Schedule for the 2010 Capital City Senior Games
Archery, Saturday, May 22
Basketball Shooting,  Saturday, May 22
Basketball 3-3
Billiards, Saturday, May 22 and Sunday, May 23
Bowling, Saturday, May 22 and Sunday, May 23
Cycling (5 & 10K Time Trials) , Saturday, May 22
Golf, Monday, May 24
Horseshoes
Powerlifting, Saturday, May 22
Race Walk, 5K, Saturday, May 22; 1500 meter, Sunday, May 23
Racquetball, Saturday, May 22 and Sunday, May 23
Road Race (5K) , Saturday, May 22
Softball, May 20 through Sunday, May 23
Swimming, Sunday, May 23
Table Tennis, Saturday, May 22
Tennis, Thursday, May 20 through Sunday, May 23
Track & Field, Saturday, May 22
Volleyball

Contact 850-891-3866 or seniorgames@talgov.com for more information