Nearly 200 runners signed up for the Run for the Young 5k run and one-mile fun run held May 3 in Greece. The race raised money for the Bishop Matthew Clark Youth Advocacy Fund, which provides financial support for Catholic teenagers to attend diocesan and national youth faith events.
The race began and ended at St. Lawrence Church, where participants also gathered for an awards ceremony afterwards.
The Most Holy Left Shoe Award, given to the parish with the most runners, and the Most Holy Right Shoe Award, given to the parish that raised the most money, both went to the cluster of St. Vincent DePaul in Churchville, St. Columba/St. Patrick in Caledonia and St. Mary of the Assumption in Scottsville.
Father Steve Lape was proud of his parishioners for winning the holy shoe awards, as well as many individual medals.
“We’ve got a lot of show and tell to do at Mass tonight,” he said.
Full results from the race are available on YellowJacket Racing’s website.
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Stephen Amato stretches with his daughter, 10-year-old Dyllan Amato, before the Run for the Young at St. Lawrence Church in Greece May 3.
Runners leave the starting line to begin the Run for the Young 5k at St. Lawrence Church in Greece May 3.
Father Dan Condon, Chancellor of the Diocese of Rochester, blesses runners with holy water as they leave the starting line of the Run for the Young 5k at St. Lawrence Church in Greece May 3.
Jaime Bennett of Rochester runs behind a police escort on Greece Road close to the finish line. Bennett finished first overall with a time of 16 minutes, 55 seconds.
Thirteen-year-old Caitie Stair (left) and David Winden approach the finish line of the Run for the Young 5k at St. Lawrence Church in Greece May 3. Both runners finished with a time of 25 minutes, 34 seconds.
Carrie Gublo crosses the finish line followed by Rhonda Walsh at the end of the Run for the Young 5k at St. Lawrence Church in Greece May 3.
Emily and Chris Demario look at the race results after finishing the Run for the Young 5k at St. Lawrence Church in Greece May 3.
Race Director Alison LeChase announces medal winners after the Run for the Young at St. Lawrence Church in Greece May 3.
Marilyn Bader (from left) Meagan Bader and Beth Bullen look at “The Most Holy Left Shoe Award” held by Father Steve Lape. The award was given to the parish with the most participants in the run.
