Heartland Racewalkers Stroll Again at the Patriots Run
Sept. 11, 2011. The Patriots Day Run (Relay for 9 hours 11 minutes) was held again at the Great Mall of the Great Plains in Olathe. The Westminster Walkers (WW: BJ Thornburg, Captain) completed 38 miles and the Walking Marauders (WM: Fred Adams, Captain) did one more (39 miles). Martha McCarter did 9 miles for the WW team and BJ did 6. Lee Debault, Raj Dandi and Nancy Perih did 6 for the WM. There were a couple of guest walkers: Judy Swofford, Dwayne and Nate Gentleman. Proceeds go to the Salvation Army. All who participated in this unique event should be commended. Check out our Pictures and Results links.