2016 SPECIAL OLYMPICS AWARENESS RUN

The 2016 Special Olympic kick off run is over for this year. A group of great runners ran to combine for 82 miles in two days to all the Limestone County High Schools.
  

Started from East Limestone 
  

Ran to Ardmore

Ran to Elkmont and its getting dark.

 

On to West Limestone and now it is really dark.

Can't forget Clements; is it really 3:30 in the morning?

 Just keep runnin', runnin', runnin' to Tanner

Making a beeline to Tanner. The sun is starting to come up over the horizon. 

Mark another SOAR race in the books; finished up in Athens @ 8:15.


Gretta Harris Armstrong, Cindy Witt, Bradley Wales, Jennie Barnett, Brenda Hunter Morrow, Regina Clem, Stacey Sebek Glover, Michael L. Brand, Kim McNatt Shores, Cathie Turner Morris, Tanjie Nash Schrimsher, Anne Gresham Burrows and Gary Van Wagnen

Special Olympics Opening Ceremony

 

Thank you all who ran, prepared food, donated vans and money and to the athletes we all did it for! I have also been very blessed to be a part of the BEST running community around. North Alabama has great runners who are not only physically talented but also have giving souls that shine every day. They have selflessly put in the miles to raise awareness for these special athletes and raised and donated many dollars to help transport them to State competition. What other friends would stay up all night running and listening to my stories! I love each and every one of them. Thank you all so much. These athletes deserve all of the praise for getting out and trying their best in these games. Proud of all of them!               
Barry Pugh