The 2023 version of the Cameco Step Up for Psychological Well being run and stroll raised the bar on Sunday, providing runners three distances–5K, 10K, and, new this yr, a half-marathon. For the primary time, the races served because the Saskatchewan provincial championships for these three distances, and individuals managed to lift a whopping $600,000 for neighborhood psychological well being initiatives.
Runners loved leisure as they ran, with seven DJs stationed alongside the course and a three-block stretch in downtown Saskatoon that includes performances by native cultural teams.
Third-place 5K finisher Drake Friesen beloved the point-to-point course and the race environment. “The competitors was quick and stuffed with a lot vitality–it was contagious,” he mentioned. “All of the volunteers have been so superb cheering us on the entire time, and the entire expertise was one in all my favourites of all time. I can’t watch for subsequent yr’s race.”
Because the Saskatchewan championships, runners have been acknowledged in 4 classes: general title (female and male: 5K, 10K, half-marathon); U20 (female and male: 5K, 10K); seniors (U35 female and male: 5K, 10K, half-marathon) and masters (35+, female and male: 5K, 10K, half-marathon).
The race partnered with Prairie Run Crew, a majority Indigenous-owned working outreach program (led by runner and psychological well being spokesperson Tarrant Cross Little one), which supplied course marshaling and timing for the occasion.
5K outcomes
Total ladies
Angelina Beveridge-Warick 18:33
Hillary Mehlhorn 21:22
Annika Yuzdepski 22:48
Total males
Eamonn Kichuk 15:38
Kyle Irvine 15:54
Drake Friesen 17:43
10K outcomes
Total ladies
Kelly Miskolczi 42:33
Laura Sullivan 44:48
Ashley Hards 45:15
Total males
Mitch McInnes 36:02
Jared Welsh 36:33
Alex Senko 37:15
Half-marathon outcomes
Total ladies
Andrea Amiot 1:33:14
Ann McKellar 1:39:00
Megan Schmidt 1:42:03
Total males
Mike Trites 1:15:05
Tomás Quintana 1:15:12
Donald Rasmussen 1:16:30
The race additionally supplied a digital choice for runners in all three distances. For full outcomes, head right here.
