Four Church of the Apostles members ran, and two others cheered them at the finish line during the 5K Cougar Stride fund raising trail run in Bergen Park September 24. The event was sponsored by Evergreen High School's PTA.
Along with students, children, dogs, parents and boosters, the four COTA members rode school buses from Bergen Park Shopping Center to the Elk Meadow trail head, then ran all the way back. Approximately two thirds of the race was on the trail, and about one third was on pavement. Fr. Patrick thinks three fourths of the run was uphill, mostly a gradual incline, until the steep final hump. The trail, which parallels Hwy 74, provided a nice view of the Buchanan Park Rec Center, where Church of the Apostles meets on Sundays.
Waiting at the finish line to congratulate the runners were Abby Dorn and Jon K. A high-school aged live band played rock songs their parents knew as teenagers, and there was plenty of water, fresh fruit and other goodies to go around during the post-race festivities.
Not long after the race, the Apostles cheered the Evergreen High School Homecoming Parade. In response, trucks full of students threw candy at them.
All in all, it was a beautiful morning, with perfect weather, filled with small town school spirit and good will.
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