Like many Birmingham residents and natives, Herman Mannings III and Curtis Starks are big fans of the Magic City Classic, the largest Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) classic in the country. But they both felt something was missing.
“Classic is always all about having fun, rivalry, partying, but what I noticed is that there was nothing to kick it off from a healthy standpoint,” Mannings said. So, he teamed up with Starks of Train & Burn Fitness Studio to change that. And the Classic 5K was born.
The inaugural Classic 5K, presented by Train & Burn Fitness Studio & The Alabama Power Foundation, will be held Saturday, October 24, at History Park in Birmingham’s Historic 4th Avenue Business District. Mannings and Starks hope the race will provide a healthy kickoff to activities leading up to the annual football game between Alabama State University & Alabama A&M University…