Runners "torch" through Salina

June 01, 2011|By Karl Man | KWCH 12 Eyewitness News

(SALINA,Kan.) — Ninety-degree temperatures didn't stop Wednesday's leg of the Kansas law enforcement torch run. Runners started in downtown Salina and jogged south to Lindsborg.

"It’s long, you get hot, everything hurts, but it's all for a good cause," says Saline County Sheriff Deputy Scott Trembley.

The annual Kansas Law Enforcement torch run spans the entire state and brings in nearly 900 police agencies. The event hit its 30^th birthday this year.

"I believe all together it is about 13 miles so it’s not as bad as it sounds and we do have some people that run the entire distance," says Trembley.

All runners that take part are sponsored...that money is then given to the Special Olympics.

"We have shirts and hats which are called support shirts that runners can offer to people for 20 dollars", added Trembley.

The entire run is capped off this weekend inside Wichita’s Cessna Stadium for the 41st annual Kansas Special Olympics.

Officials estimate a crowd of around 3,000 people for the Special Olympics this weekend. That takes in account for players and coaches from all across the state.

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