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A 5-kilometer road running race and a kids’ fun run will kick off the 53rd annual Labor Day Festival in Buena Vista on Monday, Sept. 2. The races will take place prior to the downtown parade and will raise funds for the Parry McCluer High School cross country teams.
Registration will start at 7:30 a.m. at Camden Field. The 600meter kids’ fun run, for children age 9 and under, will take place at 8:15 a.m. at Camden Field. There is no online registration. The fun run has no registration fee, although donations are welcome.
The 5K, open to all ages and scheduled for 8:30 a.m., will start and end at Camden Field, on the corner of Magnolia Avenue and 10th Street. The course, which will go on roads into downtown Buena Vista, is flat, fast and accurate. PM cross country runners, coached by Chris Poluikis, will be volunteering and cheering along the course. Awards will be given to the top three finishers and to age group winners.
Registration for the 5K is $15, and a t-shirt is included. Cash and Venmo are accepted, or make checks out to Parry McCluer Cross Country.
For more information, contact race director Katy Patterson Scott, a former PM runner, at [email protected].
