Kiwanis All-Comers Track Meets Resume Monday

The first All-Comers Track Meet of the summer is 6:30 p.m. Monday, July 6 at the Bainbridge High School track.

July 2, 2015 3:57 pm
Runners of all ages and skill levels have come to love Monday evenings in the summer on Bainbridge Island for the All-Comers community track meet events.
Runners of all ages and skill levels have come to love Monday evenings in the summer on Bainbridge Island for the All-Comers community track meet events.

The first All-Comers Track Meet of the summer is 6:30 p.m. Monday, July 6 at the Bainbridge High School track.

Initiated by Jim Whiting two decades ago, the beloved community tradition features races from 50 to 400 meters conducted in heats according to gender and age – from 3 through adults.

Starting with an open “jogger’s mile,” won by whichever kid or adult finishes closest to his or her predicted time, the meets conclude about 8:30 p.m. with a 4×100 meter relay, where families and friends of all ages race in four-person teams.

Sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Bainbridge Island and organized this year by Paul Benton, a running coach at Woodward and Bainbridge High School, the free All-Comers meets will be held every Monday evening through Aug. 10.