Mad Dash  June 9

Newtown’s first Mad Dash Challenge, a fitness competition, will be held at Fairfield Hills on Saturday, June 9. Participants will jump, crawl, carry, and climb their way to the finish line.

The event includes a mud crawl, log run, hay obstacle course, balance beam, monkey bars, tire obstacle course, barrier climb, cargo net, and fitness challenge. It is sponsored by Newtown Youth Academy and Newtown Parks & Recreation.

Categories are offered for advanced, beginner, and family, at 8:30, 9 and 9:30 am, respectively. Visit http://www.newtownyouthacademy.org/maddash for information and to register. The link to sign up is at the bottom of the Web page.