Countywide : Heart and Sole Classic to Benefit Heart Assn.

More than 2,000 participants are expected to burn off calories--on bicycles and off--at the American Heart Assn.’s Heart and Sole Classic on Oct. 24, a benefit for the association’s Orange County chapter.

A 25-kilometer bike-a-thon will begin at Fluor Corp. offices in Irvine, wind down Newport Beach’s Upper Back Bay and then return to Irvine along the San Diego Creek bicycle path. There will also be separate 5-kilometer and 10-kilometer run/walks.

Currently, 91 county companies are participating, but the association is still accepting sign-ups from companies, organizations or individuals.

Prizes include two round trip tickets to London and a week’s lodging; a $500 South Coast Plaza shopping spree and a two-night’s stay at the Westin Hotel, and a night’s stay for two at the Hyatt Regency Alicante Hotel and two passports to Disneyland.

There is no entry fee, and registration will be 6:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. the day of the event. For sponsor sheets and more information, contact the American Heart Assn. at (714) 856-3555.