Lake Region Run returns to Fergus Falls Saturday, benefits cancer care
Runners hit Fergus Falls early Saturday, with route changes around Lake Alice and McKinley and proceeds going to cancer care.
Runners took over Fergus Falls early Saturday as the Lake Region Run started and finished at Dr. Allen Magnuson Park, putting race traffic on local roads before the morning was over. The 10-mile race and 10-mile relay began at 7:30 a.m., the 1-mile run followed at 8:15 a.m. and the 5K went off at 9 a.m.
Race director Karoline Gustafson said this year’s construction forced changes in parts of the course, especially around Lake Alice and the McKinley area. Even with those adjustments, the route still ran through familiar parts of town and gave the race its usual Fergus Falls feel. That meant drivers, park users and anyone moving through the area had to share the morning with runners and race traffic around the park and nearby neighborhoods.
The event offered four ways to participate, from the 1-mile run to the 10-mile relay, along with the 5K and the full 10-mile race. Organizers also brought back a custom finisher medal, and this year’s design was inspired by Lake Alice, tying the race’s identity even more closely to the city it passed through.
The bigger purpose reached beyond the finish line. Proceeds from the Lake Region Run benefit Lake Region Healthcare’s Cancer Care and Research Center, connecting the long-running community event to cancer treatment and research close to home. In a morning built around road closures, course changes and race times, that fundraising role gave the run a practical payoff for Fergus Falls and the wider Otter Tail County community.
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