Your friendly Austin Chronicle and Zen Japanese Food Fast are teaming up to bring you the Club Chronicle Team Zen Challenge. We are looking for people wanting to maybe shake off a few pounds or just live a healthier lifestyle. Not only that, be we are looking for people who have never run a race before. Hey, that’s me (but sadly I am ineligible). Six lucky Austinites will be chosen to train together in hopes of crossing the finish line at the Trail of Lights 5K in December of this year. And these lucky six will be chronicling their journey toward fitness for others to learn from and be inspired by. And not only that, there will be a Club Chronicle winner voted on by our readers based on their journal entries and winning personality. So, enter now! For real. All entries are due by next Monday (Sept. 24). The six-member team will be chosen by reps from The Austin Chronicle and Zen Japanese Food Fast. Good luck. For more, click here.

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