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Half-Marathon to return to Estevan

The Estevan Police Service is bringing back an event to get the community moving this month, with the return of the Estevan Police Half Marathon. The event’s second time in the Energy City will take place on the same day as last year, on Oct.

 The Estevan Police Service is bringing back an event to get the community moving this month, with the return of the Estevan Police Half Marathon. The event’s second time in the Energy City will take place on the same day as last year, on Oct. 16, at the Chamney Running Track at Panteluk Athletic Field.

“It’s a big event, and it’s all about getting the community in motion. We started it last year, just to get the public out to meet our police, and for the police to give back to the community, and the community to come together to provide something for deserving families,” said race co-ordinator Terina Shaw.

The event will feature a five-kilometre walk or run, and a 10-kilometre walk or run, all starting at 8 a.m. The half marathon will begin at the track, and will take participants on a course that goes along roads in the city, eventually looping back to where it began, just outside Estevan Comprehensive School. To register, Shaw advised to go to the Running Room website, click on the Races tab, and scroll to Saskatchewan on the list to find the Half Marthon.

This year, proceeds from the event will be going to a good cause, just as they did last year, noted Shaw.

“Last year, we used the money to send a family and children to the Summer Games. This year, what we’re doing with the money raised is sending a child with health problems and their family to Disneyland,” she said. “What we’re going to do after the funds are raised and the race is done, is have people in Estevan and the surrounding area nominate a child and family they feel are deserving.”

Shaw said she hopes to see an increase in participation this year, noting there were about 70 people in last year’s half marathon. 

“We’ve opened it up to a five and 10K, so we hope to get a bit more this year. I also want to stress that people in wheelchairs are welcome,” said Shaw. “We have a couple of people who will be using wheelchairs to participate in the race. Wheelchairs, strollers, bringing dogs or cats, whatever you want.”

After the marathon, everyone is invited to stop by the Comp for a barbecue, around 11 a.m., where participants in the half marathon will be fed for free, and everyone else is encouraged to bring donations.

Shaw said the EPS will be out for the duration of the event, providing support, patrolling the course of the race and encouraging participants. There will be a number of water stations throughout the course, as well.

“It’s very satisfying to see this happening another year. I put a lot of time and effort into getting donations and rounding up people to get into the race. Last year, it was absolutely amazing, and it brought tears to my eyes,” said Shaw. “We’ve had a lot of first-time racers who have never crossed a half marathon finish line before, who succeeded and crossed that finish line. 

“People who said they could never do it, did it and that’s amazing.”