Plans are now well underway for the second edition of the Estevan Police Half Marathon that is slated for Oct. 16.
Terina Shaw, co-ordinator for last year’s inaugural run that attracted 70 participants, will again lead the organizational charts.
“We were all so busy with the Summer Games, there weren’t a lot of people ready to work on this event. But the planning is happening now and there is a good idea brewing for what can be done with the money we raise,” she said.
The event will be set up so that walkers as well as runners will be able to participate with the serious runners heading out on a 21 to 23-kilometre course that will start and end at the Estevan Comprehensive School track. There will be five and 10-kilometre courses for the others who want to raise funds to send an at-risk child to Disneyland with his or her family.
All registered runners will benefit from a barbecue meal following the run/walk with additional barbecue tickets being made available at a nominal cost.
“This year we’d like to see 100 paticipants or more,” Shaw said, adding that since the community got familiar with the event last year, there could be an increase in interest.
“We only have a few registered so far, but then we hadn’t made any public announcements about it yet either. We’ll have more information coming out very soon. I’m meeting with EPS sergeant Kevin Reed soon and we’ll get the plans and information out to the community.”
Those wanting to register now, are invited to go online to the Running Room website and click on Races. Then choose Saskatchewan and scroll down to register for the Estevan Police Half Marathon.
More information regarding the event will be released as details are confirmed, Shaw said.
