A Chilly Leprechaun Run Warms Hearts of Special Olympics
Pennsylvania Philadelphia athletes and participants. The 2017 Leprechaun Run
presented by TMNA Services was held on Saturday, March 11th at MLK Drive
starting by the Philadelphia Museum of Art. As runners arrived, the temperature
was already a chilly 20 degrees. The cold weather didn’t stop over 750
participants from coming out to partake in this St. Patrick’s Day tradition.
The program before the race was kicked off by the Celtic
Flame School of Irish who performed a traditional Irish dance for spectators.
After a few short words from the Director of Special Olympics PA, Philadelphia,
Britt Kleine, and VP of Development for Special Olympics PA, Eric Cushing, the
running portion was about to start! The Lucky 7-Mile Race launched for the
first time as it started alongside the Classic 5-Mile Race. Shortly after our
racers took the course, our 2-Mile Fun Run/Walk participants headed for the
course. As our Leprechaun Chasers finished, they were greeted by warm
Philadelphia Pretzel Factory pretzels, Bai beverages, bananas, and water. After
all the numbers were added up, the 2017 Leprechaun Run raised close to $40,000
for athletes right here in Philadelphia!
Thank you to all of our participants who attended this
year’s race – we can’t wait to see you next year! HUGE thank you to all of our
volunteers who made this race run smoothly; we hope to see you at more of our
events!
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