Hedgehog Hustle – Salisbury Run

Stage 1 of the Hedgehog Hustle is in full swing and to support our runners we held a timed run in beautiful Salisbury, Connecticut.  In total we had thirty-four runners complete either one loop (5K) or two loops (10K) of the gorgeous Railroad Ramble Trail in Salisbury.

In order to keep everyone as safe and physically distant as possible the runners started in small waves of 4-6 people every 15 minutes from 9:30 a.m. until 11:00 a.m.  The trail itself was wide and flat allowing for plenty of space for everyone running.  Not only was the trail beautiful (just take a look at the pictures with foliage starting to peak), the weather was also perfect.  High 50s to high 60s as the day went on with lots of sunshine.  We could not have had nicer weather.

Salisbury Run 5K Results:  

I’ll note here that four year old Ivy completed her VERY FIRST 5K at this race.  She had a fantastic first mile, an ok second mile and the third mile was rocky, very rocky.  But, she finished and was incredibly proud of herself.

Salisbury Run 10K Results: 

All in all the day went really well.  The runners seemed to have a great time and were really excited to have a little bit of competition.  We’re definitely going to look into putting on more of these small events, especially when larger events are still no-gos in most of the north east.  Finally, to all the runner who participated — THANK YOU.  Thank you for being responsible, thank you for being courteous, and thank you for supporting the Hedgehog Hustle and our charitable partners.