Every year the Clarkson Historical Society hosts its Clarkson Classic 5K Run/Walk to benefit the society as well as the community. This year, in order to coincide with the Clarkson Good Neighbor Days Festival, the race changed its usual Saturday morning start time to Friday evening, August 14. This change may have contributed to the lower than normal turnout, but those 93 people that did participate gave such a positive feedback. Male winner was Alec Andrews, age 15, with a time of 17:41 and the female winner was Autumn Albrecht, age 18, with a time of 20:00.
The Kids Fun Run followed the race, including fourteen children ranging in age from 3 to 10. The kids ran a .3k (approximately ¼ quarter mile) around Hafner Park. They all received bib numbers to wear and ribbons for completing the course.
Since completing The Historical Clarkson Academy project, the building acts as a meeting place for the CHS and is available for other types of meetings and functions. More importantly, the Brockport School District sends fourth graders to visit for a lesson on vital educational practices taught in the past. For the past two years, the CHS has also offered a summer camp in August for school age children, which taught them cursive writing and other historical lessons.
The Clarkson Classic 5K has become an annual event that continues to bring camaraderie, good will, and improvement to the community. Special thanks to the Town of Clarkson, the Highway Department, Monroe County Sheriff’s Department, the volunteers, the participants, spectators, and most importantly, the sponsors as listed: Agape Physical Therapy, Martin Farms, Monarch Landscaping, Tender Loving Family Care, Sara’s Garden Center, U of R West, Big Time Service, Spurr Chevrolet, Five Star Bank, Clarkson Veterinary Hospital, Tops, Kirby’s, and Wegmans.
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