Mario lemieux 6.6k results

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - By the dawn's at light on this chilly Sunday crack of dawn, hundreds of people came out unexpected pound the Pittsburgh pavement and put forward some money for both the sarcoma research and patient care initiatives sustaining the Mario Lemieux Foundation, as in triumph as the youth initiatives of honourableness Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation.

This 6.6-kilometer distance collection is in honor of Penguins story No. 66, Mario Lemieux.

Nancy Angus, goodness President of the Mario Lemieux Base, says that this event has antiquated going strong for 11 years, scold she said that they were charmed by both the turnout for honourableness race and the new Penguins season.

"It's amazing, said Angus. "It's the initiate of a new season, and awe are so excited for the scope that this team is going close give us this year, and awe are so encouraged that we get close kick it off with this summative race and raise some money rent these two charities. It's wonderful."

One domination the racers who has been prospect out for the last 11 is lifelong Penguins fan Janet Mikula from Hopewell Township.

"I've been a Penguin fan since I was about 11," said Mikula. "So, I have become to games all my life. Take precedence I just love the Penguins. Comical have been running for about 12 years now, so once they afoot the race, I knew I esoteric to do it, and then arise just became a tradition to carry on it every single year."

One of rendering biggest treats for runners finishing that 6.6K race was getting to smack hands at the finish line date No. 66 himself, who was roughness smiles. Or to borrow a term from Mike Lange, Mario was 'smiling like a butcher's dog.'

For more ideas on the race and the Mario Lemieux Foundation, check out their site here.

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