The Clinton County Fairgrounds harness racing track is widely considered one of the fastest all-weather tracks in the state of Indiana. But on Saturday morning the speeds were much slower than the 60 seconds it normally takes horses to complete a one half-mile lap. But that was expected as some 250 runners and walkers participated in Saturday’s “Stepping On Stigma” Mental Health Awareness 5K run/walk.
Presented by Healthy Communities Clinton County Coalition, the event featured a brief presentation by the family of Brayton Cooper, for whom the Buck Up Foundation is named.
This was the first time an organized run/walk was held on the race track at the fairgrounds. Fair Council Member Matt Neal say their smiling faces, saying. “Everyone seemed to be enjoying themselves”.
The run/walk was just one of three activities at the fairgrounds on Saturday. 4-H sheep and goat club members brought their animals to the fairgrounds to be weighed in and identified in order to participate in this year’s fair.
Also, Clinton County 4-H Horse and Pony Club members participated in their animals’ first work-out session following a long winter of inactivity.