Buttercup Run fuels futures one step at a time
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ARLEE — Clear skies and spring temperatures welcomed 281 runners to the annual Buttercup Run on Saturday, April 5.
Runners participated in 1k, 5k and 10k races that got started at the Arlee Community Center and followed new routes this year that went through fields instead of around them so they could see the Buttercup flowers.
Runner Morgan Schultz said: “I think the course was awesome with a good blend of concrete and running on grass. It was great since we got to see the Buttercups on the course.”
Schultz increased his normal activity levels in preparation for the event. “I am not a competitive runner and what I did was just get out with my dog and go out on a hike. I started keeping track of how far I would go and how I did,” he said. “I came out to run today since it’s a great cause.”
Schultz ended up taking third place in the men’s 18-29 category for the 5K race.
The annual spring run has been organized for the past 20 or so years by Friends of Arlee School.
Volunteer Mary Stranahan explained that the funds are given to teachers, any Arlee teacher, who wants $250 to buy classroom supplies. “We do that every year,” she said.
Runner Chole Zuraff, who came in first for the women’s 10k in the 18-29 year old category, said: “Honestly, if you want to do this run just come out and give it your best. It comes down to putting one foot in front of the other and giving it your best.”
The Friends of Arlee School thanked the community for coming out as well as the organizations that collaborated to put on the Buttercup Run to Arlee another year, including Tribal Health, Todd Espinoza of Arlee and others.
“Many hands make light work,” said organizer Lindsey O’Neill with Tribal Health.
