2009 was another great year for the MCC Run for Relief. There were 287 registrants which is quite positive given the sketchy weather. There was some minor rain Friday night during registration but that couldn't dampen the excitement. Friday was as busy as previous years.
The race on Saturday followed the same course as last year and will be consistent going forward. It avoids conflicts with parking and is quite accurate. There was a fear of rain but nothing more than early mist. The mist softened some of the course markings but otherwise the temperature was perfect for the run. Approximately 2/3 ran the 5K event with the remaining following the 2K route.
Timing this year was still manual although we improved the finish line and avoided the bottle neck from previous years. We thank all of the volunteers who allowed a smooth race event.
Contact us for information or suggestions. We thank you for your interest and support for MCC.
Male: Jeff Schrock, Overall position = 1, Division = 30-39, Time = 18:40:00
Female: Laura Harnish, Overall position = 5, Division = 22-29, Time 20:36
The top five of each category are shown in the attached file.
We also thank our sponsors. The sponsors cover the full cost of the
race including the T-shirts. Therefore all of the registration fees go
completely to MCC. We had a few sponsor changes this year but the
generousity was excellent and they actually provided more than our
costs which gave additional funds to MCC. The 2009 sponsors included:
Mennonite Mutual Aid (MMA)
InTerra Credit Union
Zehr Construction
Amigo Centre
The Depot, MCC Thrift Shop
Erv's Vac Shop
Living Well Behavioral Health, Jonathan Neufeld, PhD
Springer Design
Additionally, awards were generously provided by Rachel's Bread and The Awards Factory.
