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PHOTOS: Nelson runs like mothers for Kootenay Kids

The fundraising event attracted 225 runners Saturday
Bill Metcalfe
Bill Metcalfe
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The routes took runners through Fairview and then, depending on the distance, over the Nelson Bridge, to Bealby Point, and along the Rail Trail. Photo: Bill Metcalfe

A crowd of 225 people ran like mothers on May 7 starting at the Hall Street Plaza and running their choice of three routes of five, 10, or 21 kilometres.

Run Like a Mother was a fundraiser on Mother’s Day weekend for the Kootenay Kids’ Society, which runs a variety of services for children and families.

“I’ve been organizing this event since 2018,” said the society’s Alexandra Forsythe about the event that was planned for 2o2o and then delayed by the pandemic. “This is very special, and I’m so happy with the turnout, it exceeded my expectations.”

Kootenay Kids has not yet announced the amounts of funds raised.

The routes took runners through Fairview and then, depending on the distance, over the Nelson Bridge, to Bealby Point, and along the Rail Trail.


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Runners were led through a pre-run warm-up. Photo: Bill Metcalfe
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Run Like a Mother was a fundraiser on Mother’s Day weekend for the Kootenay Kids Society, which runs a variety of services for children and families.
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Tia Holt, age 9, the youngest runner in the Run Like a Mother event, with her mother Kirsty Holt. Photo: Bill Metcalfe
Bill Metcalfe

About the Author: Bill Metcalfe

I have lived in Nelson since 1994 and worked as a reporter at the Nelson Star since 2015.
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