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Salem April Fools Race’s 29th Year
This year marks the 29th year of Salem’s April Fool’s
Race. Held on the first
Saturday of April each year, the April Fool’s Race
continues to be a popular draw for
runners across the region. In 1979 about 180
runners competed in the 10k race. The race
grew to 500 runners competing in the mid 80’s after
a 5k race and a children’s mile were
added to the events. What started as a fund raiser
sponsored by the high school literary
magazine, the April Fool’s is now co-sponsored by
the Salem Rotary Club and the high
school literary magazine The Mind’s Eye. Any funds
raised from the event help support
the Rotary student exchange program as well as the
literary magazine’s programs,
publications, and student activities.
Race director Dan Sheldon will be the first to tell you
that Salem’s 5K and 10K courses
are not only scenic but challenging. Runners enjoy
the gentle climb in the 5K which
winds its way around Blindbuck Road with a relatively
flat stretch in the middle and a
small hill toward the end. The 10K is an out and back
course which take runners from
the school to a turn-a-round point on Black Creek
Road. This race features a peaceful
cemetery, a dairy farm, a bridge over Black Creek,
and a view of the Green Mountains of
Vermont on the return run. A 5K fun walk has been
added to the list of events this year.
The mile run for children makes the April Fool’s Race
a family event you wouldn’t want
to miss! Even though other races are often scheduled
the same day, Salem still attracts its
share of regulars and newcomers each year. This
year again will feature a 29th annual
tee-shirt for all those entered in the race. For a race
application, click on the link on the home page or
contact:
Dan Sheldon, 4361 State Route 22, Salem, NY 12865
or by email from drswhf@yahoo.com.
Aprill 2006
April 2006
Salem April Fool's Race