ROCHESTER — Though there's no actual flying involved, the Fly Like an Eagle 5K is sure to make participants feel like an eagle, a Gonic School eagle that is. The road race which tours the city will raise money to build a playground for the elementary school.
The Gonic School PTA Playground Committee is hosting it third annual Fly Like an Eagle 5K Road Race and first children's fun run on Sunday.
The race will begin at 9:30 a.m. at the Community Center. Runners will go down Chestnut Hill Road, up Wakefield Street, take Union Avenue to Main Street, and make a slight right onto North Main Street before taking Patton Road to Riverside Drive. There runners will cross the footbridge, making a left at Yeagley Way, before finishing with a right into the Community Center parking lot.
All proceeds from the race will go toward building a new Gonic School playground. According to the committee, the school can play an integral role in creating a spot to attract families to engage in play, games, sports, and fun.
The Playground Committee believes that local children deserve a state-of-the-art playground to engage in challenging physical activities at a time in their physical development when it is important to impart healthy choices in their daily activity.
To find out more about the playground or the race, or to find out how to get involved, head to gonicplayground.blogspot.com.
To register for the race, go to runreg.com/Net/3655/Fly-Like-An-Eagle-5K. Registration is now $25. Children 12 years of age or younger can register for $5. Long sleeve race shirts are available for $12.