28th annual Law Enforcement Torch Run held today
Posted Jun 5, 2014 04:41:52 AM.
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Members of the Waterloo Regional Police Service will lace up the sneakers this morning for the 28th annual Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics.
In addition to runners and walkers…some will cycle through Kitchener, Waterloo and Cambridge today.
Locally, the event has raised close to $300,000 over the last two and a half decades.
There are several starting points this morning with participants meeting up at police headquarters on Maple Grove Road in Cambridge around noon for A ceremony and a barbecue.
Police are also asking drivers to be patient, since some intersections will be closed periodically to allow the participants to pass through safely.
Route Schedule:
Waterloo:
9:50 – 10:30 AM –
Run begins at North Division, traveling along Weber Street to Union Street. From Union turn at Moore Avenue and follow to Wellington Street. Take Wellington to Duke Street and turn again at Water Street to Weber Street. Follow Weber to Frederick Street and finish at Central Division.
Cambridge:
10:50 – 11:40 AM –
Run begins at South Division traveling to Dunbar Road to a slight jog at Concession Road to King Street. Follow King St. to Fountain Street. Take Fountain to Shantz Hill Road. Turn at Gateway Park Drive and follow to Sportsworld Crossing. Meet with other participants at Sportsworld and run/walk into Headquarters for noon.
11:15 – 11:40 AM –
Runners will joins the group running from South Division at the Grist Mill Centre (Giant Tiger parking lot), at King & Lowther, and continues to Sportsworld Crossing before concluding at HQ.
Kitchener:
10:30 – 11:40 AM
Begins at Central Division traveling along Frederick Street to Weber Street. Turn left on Weber St. and follow to Old King Street. Travel along Old King Street to Sportsworld Drive and meet up with the participants at Sportsworld Crossing parking lot. Run/walk into Headquarters for noon.
10:00 – 11:40 AM
For more advanced runners who are able to sustain a faster pace. Assemble at Bingeman’s parking lot to enter Grand River Trail system. Includes several kilometers of trail running along the river, exiting at Chicopee. Follow Morrison Rd. to Old King Street to meet up with group running from Central. Continue to Sportsworld parking lot. Run/walk into Headquarters for noon. Will provide a more challenging pace/terrain option than other Torch Run routes. Limited spots available.
Police Headquarters:
11:40 – 12:00 PM
Walk/Jog Section. Begins at Sportsworld Crossing parking lot, on Sportsworld Drive, and ends at W.R.P.S. Headquarters.
