140 Multi-Age Runners Participate
In 26^th Annual ‘Run for Health’

The 26th annual Run for Health was held Saturday, Oct. 14, with 140 kids and adults participating in this year’s one-mile event.

Run for Health brings together students from local area schools, including Randolph, Braintree, Brookfield, RUHS, Justin Morgan, and some home schooled students. Ribbons were awarded to all runners and students enjoyed water donated by Micro Path (VT Pure) and apples donated by Shaw’s supermarket.

For 26 years, this event has involved students of all ages running a distance of one mile around the athletic fields behind the Randolph Union High School. All runners are awarded ribbons upon completion of their run with the emphasis on effort, perseverance, success, and accomplishment.

Each year the students design a new Run for Health t-shirt with their art teachers Rebbie Carleton and Candy VandeGriek. This year’s design theme was "Animal Silhouettes" and the shirt colors were red with black and gold ink featuring many animals created by the third and fourth graders in art classes. Each year the shirts are made available for purchase at cost.

The Run for Health is organized by Todd Keenhold, Physical Education teacher at the Randolph Elementary School.

Results

•Age five and under girls (half mile): first, Kasie Mills, 4:27; second, Rielle Brassard, 5:31; and third, Aoife Casey, 6:49.

•Age five and under boys (half mile): first, Jack Kidder, 4:31; second, Caleb Bridges, 5:27; and third, Theodore Becker, 5:55.

•Age six and seven girls: first, Sophia Roe, 10:03; second, Briana Emmons, 10:30; and third, Kira Delhagen, 10:57.

•Age six and seven boys: first, Alfie Rylander, 7:36; second, Asa Merrill, 8:14; and third, Noah Abbot, 8:33.

•Age eight and nine girls: first, Lydia Roe, 7:47; second, Kayla Shekinah, 8:50; and third, Britnee Lemmer, 9:09.

•Age eight and nine boys: first, Henry Kidder, 7:16; second, Zach Baker, 7:18; and third, Griffon McIntyre, 7:22.

•Age 10 and 11 girls: first, Samantha Johnson, 7:13; second, Erin Easton, 7:14; and third, Nina Listro, 7:21.

•Age 10 and 11 boys: Tommy Zani, 6:24; second, Alex Gilbert, 6:25; and third, Vaughn Keenhold, 7:11.

•Age 12 and older girls: first, Ashley LaFreniere, 7:28; and second, Bryn Keenhold, 7:45.

•Age 12 and older boys: first, Josh Blanchard, 7:11; second, Ernie Craney, 7:12; and third, Jacob Zani, 8:21.

Volunteers

Volunteers who helped with this event included Beth Keenhold, Rebbie Carleton, Candy VandeGriek, Michelle Rylander, Steve Frenette, Shirley Stewart, Linda Garrett, Larry Burns, Bob Moyer, Paul Easton, Lisa Daubenschmidt, Nancy Reid, Jennifer Blanchard, Bryn Keenhold, and Todd Keenhold.

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