Run for the Cure in our community

For the seventh year, our local community organized another Run for the Cure on October 4. It was a glorious fall day and we set new records: over 200 participants, and a new record of about $25,500 raised. While most of our participants walk the 5k route, this year we had some 20 members of the University of Ottawa section of the Ottawa Lions Track Club take part. The Lions are the largest track club in Canada and have done very well in national and international events. Some of their training takes place at the Louis Riel Dome in our community, the only 400 metre enclosed track in Canada. The Lions of course were way out in front of the rest of us, but they were a real addition to the event.

I get to run it twice; first to mark the 5k course with lots of pink ribbons and chalk, and then run it as well with the rest of the gang.

You can see a lot of great pics by going to our community website, www.blackburnhamlet.ca and go to Events past, where you can scroll down to the Run for the Cure.