Runners in Terrace were taken aback last month with an announcement on the All Seasons Source for Sports Facebook page stating that the Fall Run would be cancelled.
But now organizer Bob Park says it’s just on hiatus, and will be back next year.
“After 34 years we decided to take a break, mainly because of lack of volunteers,” he said.
A number of his 20-plus-year volunteers decided to retire this year, and he couldn’t find anyone to take their place.
But since then, he’s had a number of people approach him offering to help, so the run will be back next year.
The evenet, featuring 5k, 10k, and 25k races, has a strong history in Terrace, starting in the library basement 34 years ago. It’s since moved to the college and has been very rewarding, he said.
“There was one a few years ago where we had the whole Nass schools come down, and we had a record race that year. We had well over 180 people, and that was phenomenal to see that kind of participation,” he said. “And there’s people like Sue Simpson who have won it many times. Colin Parr is another one. It’s got lots of history with it, so it’s been kind of cool.”
But more volunteers of the younger generation are needed to keep events like this going, he said.
“I think it’s today world, it’s in burnout,” he said, noting that people want to run, but don’t always want to help.
But run organizer Bob Park says that since that announcement, he’s had a number of people