Police Half Marathon a step towards running season
Posted Apr 26, 2015 4:51 pm.
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The first Police Half Marathon was held in 1980, started and finished at the Calgary Zoo parking lot with about 250 runners taking part.
This year, about 2,000 runners and walkers participated in the event near Mount Royal University.
Race director and police superintendent Guy Slater told 660News, the event has evolved from humble early beginnings and they continue to pay homage every year.
“The course and the event itself is a great opportunity for us to be with the running community,” he said. “Today, the beautiful sunshine and the 2,000 highly motivated runners and the weather is co-operating so it’s not too cold, just the right temperature.”
To make this year’s event a bit different, participants got a different perspective by running the standard half marathon route in reverse.
