Burkholder 5K

The annual Kristin Burkholder 5K Walk/Run kicks off Esko Fun Day on Saturday.

Race packet pickup begins at the Esko High School sports complex (football field) on Canosia Road at 7:45 a.m. Free kids’ races start at 8:45 a.m. and the 5K begins at 9 a.m. Race-day registration cost is $25 per individual and $60 per family. The race is held in memory of 12-year-old Kristin Burkholder, who died from injuries from a pedestrian-car accident while running during track practice on Canosia Road in 1997.

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