About 100 competitors braved wet weather last Sunday, May 29, to take part in the 10th Anniversary Virden Run. This year's event, the first since 2019 due to COVID-19 cancellations, featured three different courses: a 3 km Family Fun Run as well as a 5 km and 10 km road race. Funds raised will support Phase 2 of the Virden Skate Park.
The top run of the day, capturing gold in the male 10 km road race was Virden’s Brooks Freeman, in just over 43 minutes (43:22). Right behind him, Riley Jorgensen of Cromer captured silver (43:41) and Virden’s Ryan Lewis was awarded bronze (48:40).
gold medalist in the female category was Shaelyn Langlois of Virden completing the 10 km in 50:31minutes. Julie Mathieson, took silver (51:19) and Megan Wilson of Rocanville, Sask. won Bronze (54:15).
Tatiana Pribytkova of Virden took gold in the 5 km race with a time of 29:38. Silver was Brittny Penner, Kola (30:04) and Angie Rhodes, Virden won bronze (34:23)
There were no male entries in the 5 km race.
Winners of the 3 km Family Fun Run (male) were Carter White, Virden with gold time of 14:30 minutes, close behind came second and third: Crewe Holleman, Virden with silver (14:52); and Jaxson Stothers, Oak Lake won bronze (15:08).
In the female category, the 3km Family Fun Run winners were Mackenzie Masson, Oak Lake for gold (15:23); Emory Frizzley, Virden, bronze (16:19) and Meredith Masson, Oak Lake, silver (15:38)
