The Canadian Cancer Society’s Wellington County Unit has announced Mapleton will be the site of the first spring Wellington Warrior Challenge.
The event, a fundraiser for the cancer society, will be held at Mapleton Organic, RR 3, Moorefield, on June 1, beginning at 10am.
Billed as “Wellington’s extreme survival race,” the warrior challenge is a five-kilometre run that “demands endurance to trek through the unknown, courage to overcome uncompromising obstacles, and a complete lack of shame to sludge through dirt and mud all in the name of a good cause,” the society states.
Last year’s inaugural event, held at the Cox Creek Cellars property south of Fergus on Oct. 20, raised over $50,000. The event will return to the Cox Creek location for another run this fall, on Sept. 21.
“Being as the first one was so successful in the fall, we decided to add a second event in the spring,” said cancer society volunteer Sara Orrell.
Participants can compete individually, but team participation is encouraged.
For more information on Wellington Warrior Challenge go to www.cancer.ca/wellingtonwarriorchallenge.
