To kick off the the 2014 Balloon Festival, Elizabeth Bennet from New Haven organized an early morning 5K. This 5K was designed to help raise money for the new track. Around $1,100 was raised. The 5K began at 7:30 a.m., below the school, on New Haven’s newest, but unfinished, track. Runners would start and finish there. When asked about how she determined the route, Elizabeth replied, “I knew that I wanted to incorporate the track somewhere in the route. So, I ended up deciding that starting on the track and ending on the track would be the perfect way.”
All participants were given a t-shirt for participating. Runners started at the track, ran up by the pool, down past the industrial park, and back to the track. Walkers walked four laps around the track, which is equal to a mile. There wereabout sixty runners andwalkers all together. With a time of 20 minutes and 30 seconds, Julia McIntyre from New Haven came in first place, followed by Nicholas Bates, and John Hughes. Participants Jerry and Paula Pruessner said, “The hill at the start was the hardest, having to walk through the wet grass. Other than that, it was a great walk and never got too hot. The Girls on the Run girls held signs and encouraged all the runners/walkers.”
After the runners returned, they were awarded cake for their hard work! Medals were also given out to the top three in each division. As runners walked up the hill, after the event there was over, two hot air balloons were spotted in the sky. It was the perfect ending to a great morning run. -by Molly Munsinger
All participants were given a t-shirt for participating. Runners started at the track, ran up by the pool, down past the industrial park, and back to the track. Walkers walked four laps around the track, which is equal to a mile. There wereabout sixty runners andwalkers all together. With a time of 20 minutes and 30 seconds, Julia McIntyre from New Haven came in first place, followed by Nicholas Bates, and John Hughes. Participants Jerry and Paula Pruessner said, “The hill at the start was the hardest, having to walk through the wet grass. Other than that, it was a great walk and never got too hot. The Girls on the Run girls held signs and encouraged all the runners/walkers.”
After the runners returned, they were awarded cake for their hard work! Medals were also given out to the top three in each division. As runners walked up the hill, after the event there was over, two hot air balloons were spotted in the sky. It was the perfect ending to a great morning run. -by Molly Munsinger
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