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Wetlands, pine groves and an abundance of wildlife can be found running the Columbia Plateau Trail. cr photo.
son, Dr. Karl Peach. “Mr. Peach was the history teacher at UCA. Upon retiring after 38 years at Upper Columbia, he continued to be involved with students, organizing and leading mission trips to Mexico, Africa and Borneo in Malaysia,” says Karl. “Mr. Peach ran in 19 of the first 20 Bloomsday runs and was seeded in his age group. He stopped only after being told he was due for a new knee in his sixties,” says Karl. The race is held during the school’s alumni weekend. Proceeds from the run are donated Proceeds of the Olin Peach to the Olin J. Peach Memorial Fun Run are donated to a Scholarship Fund, an endow- scholarship fund in Olin’s ment that helps students to af- memory. photo courtesy of ford a Christian education at dr . karl peach. UCA. One of the neat aspects of this race is that many of the school’s alumni have donated to the race goodie bags, and UCA student entry fees are covered by the organization to encourage participation in the hope that they will return to participate in the future. This year’s race (http:// ucafoundation.org/events) is scheduled for October 5th. There is a 10K, 5K and 1-mile walk, followed by a pancake breakfast for all. “This is definitely a family-oriented event, and jogging strollers and dogs on leash are welcome,” says Karl. •
A beautiful course for a great cause!
2014
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Marathon Half Marathon Marathon Relay & 10k
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