TURNER — The annual Leavitt Father’s Day 5K will start at 9 a.m. Saturday, June 16, starting on the fields between the football field and track at Leavitt Area High School, 21 Matthews Way.
The race is a central Maine woods cross-country trail 5K to help raise funds for the Leavitt cross-country team. A number of parent-child teams run the trail, and special prize drawings for parent-child teams are offered during the awards. The youngest participant last year was 4. The trails are easy on the joints, shaded and safe.
Go to the race website at www.leavittfathersday5k.com for the link to sign up. The fee is $15 if preregistered; $20 on race day; $6 for 10 and under if preregistered; $8 on race day for 10 and under.
Prizes are $50 to first male and female to finish; medals for age group first- and second-place finishers; special raffle prizes for parent-child teams; performance tees to first 100 registrants.
Age divisions are 10 and younger, 11 to 14, 15 to 19, 20 to 29, 30 to 39, 40 to 49, 50 to 59, 60 to 69 and 70 and older.
For more information, contact race director Neal Rioux, neal.rioux@msad52.org, or Rebecca Webber, rskw@megalink.net.
The mission of the race is to raise money for the purpose of supporting the Leavitt cross-country team and, in the process, bring families, alum and the community together to run and enjoy being outside.
Runners participate in last year’s Leavitt Father’s Day 5K. Registration is open for this year’s event, which will be held June 16.
Leavitt Father’s Day 5K runners are pictured last year with the Leavitt Hornet.
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