Edmonson County Elementary Cross Country Celebrates End Of Season With Run At Bowling Green Ballpark

Coach Kathy Sasse with the Edmonson County Elementary Cross Country Team. (courtesy of Flora Burgess)

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The Edmonson County Elementary Cross Country Team ran in the Kids Only Run at Bowling Green Ballpark this past Sunday as they celebrated their season's end. 

Head Coach Kathy Sasse said the team is made up of all ages from kindergarten to students at the 5/6 center. There are also members from SEES and Kyrock that make up the team as well. 

The kids compete in runs from August until November at different locations. The team ran in a total of eight races this year, all being 2K runs except for one, which was a 3K. 

At the completion of the Bowling Green run, the team achieved the status of marathon runners, being as they ran a total of 26 miles during the season. 

Coach Sasse said the kids had lots of fun this year and she enjoyed seeing the kids do well. She said there was one kindergarten student who ran every race. After the Bowling Green race, the team celebrated by enjoying pizza and chocolate milk.