Torch Run for Special Olympics Bike Ride This Thursday
Marshfield, WI (OnFocus) Local law enforcement will be riding bicycles from Marshfield to Wisconsin Rapids for the virtual Torch Run on June 4 in support of Special Olympics.
The officers and participants will gather at the Marshfield mall parking lot for a short ceremony at 9:45 a.m. before leaving at 10 a.m. They will travel south on Central Ave. to 29th Street, turning east out of town.
“Please watch for them and, if you can, come out and cheer them on as they ride by!” Marshfield Police Department stated on its Facebook page.
A wrap-up ceremony will take place at the route’s end at Veterans Memorial Park in downtown Wisconsin Rapids around 1:30 p.m.
Officers and athletes are getting involved in their communities across the state for the fun run/walk and bike virtual Torch Run event to deliver the Flame of Hope for the virtual Opening Ceremony on June 4.
The State Summer Games will not be meeting at UW-Stevens Point this year due to COVID-19, but Special Olympics Wisconsin has organized 11 virtual summer games which are outlined on its website.
The Celebration Ceremony will be live on the Special Olympics Wisconsin Facebook on June 4 at 7 p.m.
The entire route:
South on Central Ave through Marshfield
East on 29th St
Cross Veterans Pkwy to Yellowstone Dr
First Stop at Hewitt Baseball Fields (6 miles in)
South on Cty Rd M
East on Main St through Auburndale
South on Cty Rd K
Second Stop at Cennex (12 miles in)
Continue South on Cty Rd K
South on 186
Third Stop at Vesper Community Park (22 miles in)
Continue East on F
Stop if needed at Mobile Vet (26 miles in)
South on 17th Ave N
East on West Grand Ave
South on Jackson St
South on 1st St N
End at Veterans Memorial Park – Downtown Wis. Rapids. (Approx. 33 miles)
Author: News Desk
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