Heartland Racewalkers Stroll Again at the Patriots Run
Sept. 11, 2009. The Patriots Day Run (9 hours 11 minutes) was held again at Two-Trails Park in Olathe. HRW teams were the Perpetual Pedestrians-3 (completed 40.8 miles) and the Avengers-3 (completed 38.6 miles). There were 10 walkers on each team and included veterans and rookies. Nancy Perih came from the longest distance (Topeka). A large number of ultra-runners, marathoners and teams turned out this year (without the rain that we had in 2008). Check out our Pictures and Results links. Proceeds go to the Salvation Army and we all joined in this event�s patriotic emphasis. One of our members, Larry Burch, made a special effort and walked 26.9 miles from 3:00 am to 8:37 am in order to recognize the service of soldiers in Afghanistan who were running at the same time. He and all of our members who participated in this unique event should be commended.