Photo courtesy of local runner Mikey Dubz.
Local runners are jumping on the bandwagon to beat the winter blues.
The Lloydminster Runners club is hosting a new winter race at Bud Miller All Seasons Park on Jan. 28 with registration numbers higher than initially expected.
The inaugural Winter Runderland event offers a 5km or 10km distance on a 2.5km out-and-back course that loops around the lake on a plowed asphalt bike path.
“A lot of people have signed up for it. There’s a lot of interest,” said club founder and runner Chris Bogue on another winter day for jogging.
There is a registration link on the club’s website noting a 10 a.m. race start at the PSM Building.
“We’ve never done a winter race before. We put it out to the community and we said ‘hey if 10 people show up, great,’” explained Bogue.
“It looks like our number is going to be way better than that. There are people interested in freezing their butts off in the cold running around in the park, which is great.”
All registrants will receive a finishers’ medal and zipper hoodie with a frosted Lloydminster Runners logo.
