Seasoned runners pave the way for rookies at the Ten Mile Road Race in Thunder Bay, Ont.
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Jett Dobson says he got his first taste of running as a kid competing in the relay event of the Firefighters Ten Mile Road Race in Thunder Bay, Ont.
Now, at age 21, he's crossed the finish line as the first-place overall winner.
Dobson was among about 550 individual competitors at the 88th annual event on Monday. He finished with a time of 53:09 minutes, followed by:
"This race really inspired me and pushed me towards my goal of becoming a better runner, so I kind of stuck with it, and from there on I've been running ever since," Dobson said.
The Ten Mile Road Race, about 16 kilometres, took runners from the city's south side up Simpson Street to Fort William Road, looping around Marina Park and back.
Rebecca Bennitt took the gold in the overall women's category in a time of 1:02:49 minutes after seizing silver last year. In second and third this year were:
There were about 225 people competing on relay teams, about double the number of participants from last year, said relay co-ordinator Angela Woodhouse-Wild.
Each team consisted of five runners who each completed a two-mile leg – about 3.2 kilometres – of the entire course.
Watching the city's top runners compete over the years is what pushed Dobson to start running competitively during high school. He placed second in the Ten Mile Road Race last year, and currently competes on Lakehead University's cross-country running and track and field teams.
He encourages those just getting started with the sport to have fun and find friends who can run with them.
"The sport's awesome. Anyone can really do it pretty much. It's pretty accessible, so find a few friends and just get out there," he said.
The event raised $860 for Team Unbreakable, which is a free youth mental health program in the city that trains young athletes in both running and mindfulness.
Linden Papineau, 11, and Desmond Kuharski, 12, completed the relay with Team Unbreakable 4, which placed first in the junior boys division in a time of 1:10:09 minutes.
When asked how they felt after the run, Linden said he was "very tired," and Desmond expressed that "my legs are about to explode."
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