It was another successful event for The Health Foundation, raising over $30,000 to go towards improving health care both in Yorkton and the region.
With 227 participants taking part, this year's annual Charity Road Race, held August 17, raised $30,359.
"We were pleased to have a great turn-out, and to see the runners raise so much money," says Ross Fisher, Executive Director of the foundation. "This year 22 runners raised over $300. All of the funds will be used to purchase equipment for the new integrated primary care clinic that is being built and is scheduled to open at the end of September."
The Charity Road Race has several goals each year:
To provide an opportunity for people to learn to run by putting on free running clinics from May to August;
to hold a fun and well organized Charity Road Race that everyone from the beginning runner to the competitive runner can participate in; and,
to raise funds for the purchase of medical equipment that will provide an improved or new service to the residents of this region.
The top five fundraisers this year were: the Watrych family, $2,045; Adele Pask, $1,710; Shelley Kramer, $1,580; Dennis Fuchs, $1,360; and Tracy Newton, $1,350.
The race winners were:
Junior 2 km 1st - Jemimah Adefolarin in 9:53 2nd - Seth McFarlane in 9:54 3rd - Owen Watrych in 10:32
Women's 5 km 1st - Brandy Blahut in 21:18 2nd - Amy Petersen in 23:02 3rd - Emily Kruger in 25:26
Women's 10 km 1st - Avery Westburg in 41:35 2nd - Melissa Petersen in 43:19 3rd - Sarah Parobec in 44:25
Women's Half Marathon 1st - Brooke Mentanko in 1:31:21 2nd - Emma Smallwood in 1:55:39 3rd - Susan Smallwood in 1:56:21
Men's 5 km 1st - Logan Mathieson in 17:22 2nd - Ryan Cox in 19:44 3rd - Dave Olsen in 20:40
Men's 10 km 1st - James Lorenzen in 35:15 2nd - Rahul Bhattacharyya in 36:00 3rd - Marcel McFarlane in 40:22
Men's Half Marathon 1st - Stephan Smit in 1:23:43 2nd - Darren Yakimishyn in 1:24:02
3rd - Dylan Stryde in 1:26:41
10 Km Team Relay The relay was one by Team 1 of Royal Ford in a time of 1:08:50. The team members are: Petrice Miller, David Vencent Cate, Hitesh Mankotia, and Terry Ortynsky.
The Road Race attracted runners from throughout the region and from Saskatoon and Regina.
