25TH ANNIVERSARY ANCASTER OLD MILL RACE EXPECTS OVER 2,000 RUNNERS

THERE'LL BE A LOT OF FOOT TRAFFIC IN ANCASTER JUNE 10TH, WITH THE RUNNING OF THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY ANCASTER OLD MILL ROAD RACE.

THE EVENT IS HELD AS PART OF ANCASTER HERITAGE DAYS AND RACE DIRECTOR ANTON PLAS SAYS REGISTRATIONS SO FAR THIS YEAR POINT TO THE BEST TURNOUT YET. 

IN 1984 THERE WERE 260 RUNNERS, LAST YEAR'S EVENT ATTRACTED 12-HUNDRED AND THIS YEAR MORE THAN TWO THOUSAND ENTRANTS ARE EXPECTED.

FOR THE FIRST TIME, A CASH PURSE OF UP TO THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS WILL BE OFFERED TO BOTH MEN AND WOMEN ABLE TO BREAK THE 10K RECORD.

PROCEEDS OF THIS YEAR'S RUN WILL GO TO THE UNITED WAY OF BURLINGTON AND GREATER HAMILTON.