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Lace-up Your Running Shoes
Written By: Marlene Osteen | Issue: 2021/08 – August
Rain or shine, August 14 is a beautiful day for running in the 5K Twilight Race, snaking through Highlands. Interested participants can register at highlandstwilightrun.com.
Lace-up your running shoes.
We’re heading off to the August 14, 5K Twilight Race. The 5K route, beginning at Kelsey-Hutchinson Founders Park, past splendid Harris Lake at Highlands Park, is an exuberant fun race – a winding yet mostly flat course for participants of all ages and athletic prowess.
In the five years since the race started, participants have included a lot of kiddos with training wheels, along with strollers and walkers. So consider this race good for running enthusiasts at any age.
Once you’ve completed your course, you can celebrate your accomplishment with a complimentary beer from the Ugly Dog Pub and light-up necklaces for the kids. Awards will be presented to overall top male and female, top Masters, Grand Masters, Seniors Grand Masters, and top 3 finishers in each 5-year age division.
Performing free for all – racers or not – from 7:30 to 10:00 P.M. are McIntosh & the Lionhearts. Founded in 2019 by Brevard native, singer-songwriter and frontman Spalding McIntosh, the Lionhearts are a versatile ensemble of talented and established musicians. With its propulsive rhythm, their music is built on Spalding’s original songs, complex and engaging compositions on home, love, and the challenges of manhood.
As the pandemic disrupted last year’s race schedule, Organizer Derek Taylor is hoping that this race, “Will get us back to our more normal status.”
He is expecting about 300 participants and hopes to raise $18,000 – as they did for the May 2021 race – for the Highlands Education Committee, which supports Highlands School directly. Derek urges everyone to, “Please get off the couch and come run and help us raise money.”
Interested participants can register at highlandstwilightrun.com.
Early packet pickup is available Friday, August 13, from 4:00 to 6:00 P.M. at Highlands Recreation Center. Participants should allow time to get checked in before the race begins at 6:00 P.M. the following evening. Parking will be available around Kelsey-Hutchinson Founders Park, Highlands Recreation Park, Highlands Ballfield, and Highlands Post Office.
