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KidSport Classic includes local athletes

KidSport Classic Relay a family affair for local runners

Joggers hit the pavement on June 23 in Williams Lake to run in the KidSport Classic Relay, Walk and Half Marathon.

It was held in Boitanio Park with 217 entrants, including a few from the South Cariboo.

Brandon Balbirnie placed first in the Men's 18 and Under division and first over all in the 10-kilometre race with a time of 45.55 minutes. Victoria Boffa was second with 65.4 in the Women's 18 and Under 10-km. Both are Grade 7 students at 100 Mile House Elementary School.

Wade Balbirnie, Brandon's dad, finished third in the Men's 19-39 Half Marathon with a time of 88.1.

Team "My Mama Made Me Run" with the Bedford family, including siblings Ben, Linnaea, Levi and Noah crossed the finish line first in the Family Relay event.

The Collinson family, with dad, Ian, mom, Tanya and children Avery and Reid placed second in that race as "Team Collinson."

The event was formerly called the Dave Jacobs Classic Relay, and this year, the name was changed, and money raised was donated to the Williams Lake chapter of KidSport.