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Great Pumpkin Race a smashing success

Published 1:30 am Friday, October 20, 2017

By Herald Staff

Great Pumpkin Race a smashing success
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Great Pumpkin Race a smashing success
Every year Snohomish High School and Glacier Peak High School co-host an cross country race for elementary students called the Great Pumpkin Race. Nearly 500 participants made the dash this year. (Contributed photo)

The Great Pumpkin Race is hosted each year by Snohomish and Glacier Peak high schools. The cross-country race for elementary school students was held Oct. 9 at Veterans Memorial Stadium. Nearly 500 kids took part in 800-meter, 1,200-meter and 1,600-meter races, based on age. Top finishers received pumpkins donated by Bailey’s Farms.

Participants were encouraged to bring nonperishable food donations. An entire truck bed was filled with canned food for the Snohomish Food Bank.

The top three schools at the event, which was scored like a flighted cross country invitational, were Riverview, Dutch Hill and Machias.

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