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Walkers “pack the track” for the annual Kyle Wilson Walk for Fitness. (Kylewilsonmemorial.com)

Woodbridge, Va. –– It’s time once again for the annual 10K Kyle Wilson Walk for Fitness.

The event will be held again this year at 9 a.m. Saturday C.D. Hylton High School in Woodbridge, and if turnout is anything like it was last year, this year’s event could attract hundreds of participants.

There is no registration fee to participate in the event, anyone may participate but they must register.

Donations will be accepted this year and will go to the Kyle Wilson Memorial Scholarship Fund to benefit students at the George Mason University Athletic Training Program.

In addition to t-shirts being available, there will be a drawing to win prizes donated from various area businesses, according to an event organizer.

Wilson was the only Prince William County Fire fighter to die in the line of duty.

The 24-year-old was killed while fighting a fire in a home on Marsh Overlook Drive in the Rippon section of Woodbridge on April 17, 2007.

A graduate of Hylton High School, Wilson went on to graduate from George Mason University.

This is the fourth year the event has been held.

Hylton High School is located at 14051 Spriggs Road in Woodbridge.

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