1st Annual 5K For Farmland: A Soggy Success!
SAVE THE DATE FOR 2010: SUNDAY, OCTOBER 17
During one of the wettest and coldest days this fall (hey, at least it didn't snow...), about 300 hardy people came out to run or walk through Hadley's historic farming area in the Great Meadow. Valley folks love their farmland. Thank you for helping The Kestrel Trust raise funds to protect it!
For Race Results goto coolrunning.com: If you won in your age group, but didn't stick around in the cold to wait for your prize, please call 549-1097. Everyone, check out the great individual photos of runners taken by locallyrun.com.
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Kohl Construction, Northampton Cooperative Bank, and Whole Foods Market for underwritting the event. Sugarloaf Mountain Athletic Club and Hadley 350th Committee for cosponsoring the event, and especially to Donna Utakis and David Martula for organizing ALL the runner logistics and registration. Wheatberry Cafe, Great Meadow Fruits, and Winter Moon Farm for donating local bread, jam, and carrots and hummus in addition to Whole Foods yummy treats, All the businesses who donated prizes (Toy Box, Zoar Outdoor,The Healing Zone, Raven Used Books, Loose Goose Cafe, Amherst Family Chiropractic, One Hour Therapeutic Massage, Bart's Cafe, Northampton Coffee, Amherst Coffee, Whisk(e)y Bar, Northampton Running Co., EMS, Hadley Garden Center, Judie's, Daily Hampshire Gazette, The Leading Edge) The dozens of volunteers who took care of registration, set up, finish line timing, clean up, food, coffee, water, parking, and anything else you could pitch in on!! JMPT Quartet for some wonderful live music. All the runners and walkers who participated despite the rain and those who pre-paid, but wisely stayed home warm and dry! |
Thanks everyone. See you in 2010!