Perfect temperatures and a light breeze were St. Michaels’ gift this morning to the 1300+ visitors running in the inaugural St. Michaels Running Festival. Sponosored by the YMCA of the Chesapeake and benefitting the St. Michaels YMCA and Community Center, the event will continue throughout the afternoon with restaurants, awards, vendors, live music and fun for the family.
Wittman’s Mandy Tyler and Heather Gottleib brought their children Cullen and Emily out in strollers, and planned to walk the 5K. The entire Pullen family from Oxford were set to head out as a team. Others ran a 10K or a half marathon heading out of St. Michaels to McDaniel and back. With staggered starts for each of the three races, visitors to St. Michaels watched waves of walkers and runners moving through town all morning and well into the afternoon. The road to McDaniel was peppered with orange safety cones, water stations and volunteers. Safety crews, lots of volunteers and police were all on hand, working together. Over 1300 people pre-registered for this first year event. Smooth, organized and upbeat, we can expect the St. Michaels Running Festival to grow in the future.
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