FAIRMONT – The Fairmont Community Education and Recreations 45th annual Summer Run is quickly approaching and is expecting a stacked field of runners to take part.

As in years past, the races will start and end at the Fairmont High School track on July 27, It will feature four different races: a five-mile run, two-mile run, ¼-mile run/walk and a ½-mile run/walk. The races are starting at 8:30 am, 9:30 am, 10 am, 10:05 am, with registration closing 10 minutes prior to the start of each race.

The run has turned into not only an annual event but a generational event. In addition to the runners that run each year, it has become a family affair with grandparents, parents and children taking part in the event with some returning to Fairmont exclusively for the run.

“There are some families where the grandparents participate, their children, and then their grandchildren all run varying levels,” CER director Stephanie Busiahn said. “The kiddos, obviously, at the quarter or the half. Grandparents, a lot of times, the two-mile or the five, and then the parents, the two or five. But really just making kind of a day of it. A lot of them will come back. Those that have moved away or whatever will kind of make a weekend out of it and come back to participate in that.”

As of July 11 there are currently 15 runners registered for the ¼ mile, 14 for the ½ mile, 16 for the two-mile, and 15 for the five-mile run, with more expected to register on the day of the run.

The current record holders for ¼ mile in the 7U division are Henry Hartung (1:25) and Addison Toothaker (1:34). In the age 8-9 group, Carter Hanson (1:20) and Allie Engebreston (1:26) hold the records.

Half-mile record holders in 11U are Carter Simmering (2:58) and Kennedy Becker (3:11). In the 12-13 group, Kolton Larson (2:32) and Audrina Suckow (3:02) hold the records.

Record holders in the two-mile run in the 15U are Andrew Moeller (10:56) Morgan Larson (12:51). The 16-19 group records are held by Penn Sagedahl (10:19) and Laura Thompson (12:17). In the 20-29 group, Penn Sagedahl (9:58) and Hannah Neusch (12:49) hold the top spots.

In the 30-39 group, the record holders are Isaiah Peters (11:25) and Jennifer Feely Bromeland (12:02). In the 40-49 group, Joel Sagedahl (11:41) Jennifer Bromeland (13:26) hold the records, while the 50-59 group record holders are Brian Craig (12:49) and Holly Neusch (13:57).

The 60-69 group record holders are Stew Murfield (13:29) and Harriet Lunz (18:31). In the 70-plus group, Sherwood Sagedahl (14:25) holds the top time.

Record holders for the five-mile in the 18U division are Luke Pierson (27:04) and Laura Thompson (31:55). In the 19-25 group, Dan Ristau (25:24) and Jennifer Feely (30:39) hold the records, while the 26-32 group record holders are Todd Landgraff (25:50) and Lana Wegner (32:06). In the 33-39 group, Mike Henze (29:23) and Jennifer Bromeland (32:36) sit at the top of the record books.

In the 40-46 group, Keith Abels (30:23) and Stannetta Svoboda (34:13) hold the records, while the 47-53 group record holders are Joel Dudgeon (30:49) and Stannetta Svoboda (34:58).

The record holders in the 54-60 group are Mark Determan (32:30) and Stannetta Svoboda (37:34), while the 61-69 group record holders are Craig Mueller (34:44) and Margot Madsen (54:43). In the 70-plus group, Sherwood Sagedahl (39:27) and Margot Madsen (54:10) hold the records.