ASHWAUBENON, WI (WTAQ) – Roughly 75 people gathered at Bellin Health in Ashwaubenon Wednesday evening to begin training for one of Green Bay’s largest runs of the year.
The 41st annual Bellin Run will take place on the morning of Saturday, June 10.
Each Wednesday until the 10K run/walk, Bellin Health officials are holding free community training sessions at 6 pm.
Bellin Running Expert Nate Vandervest says the goal is to prepare people for the run as the distances covered in the training sessions will increase each week.
He says it is also a chance for people to meet fellow runners and form training partnerships that allow participants to hold each other accountable ahead of race day.
On Wednesday, both veterans of the Bellin Run and first-timers were on hand.
Doug Marsh is competing in the run for a fifth straight year in 2017. He says his goal is to finally complete the course in less than one hour.
Newcomer Karissa Rasavong is up for a similar challenge, saying she too wants to finish with a time south of 60 minutes.
Marsh says the practice gatherings have benefitted him each of the last four years, and Rasavong says she looks forward to learning techniques that could make her a better runner.
The training sessions will be held at 1630 Commanche Avenue in Ashwaubenon each Wednesday through June 7 at 6 pm.
Anyone interested in particpating in this year’s Bellin Run can register by visiting http://bellinrun.com/.
