The Granby Public Schools and the Granby Road Race committee are encouraging Granby students to participate in the 2023 Granby Road Race by creating a friendly competition between the schools.
Granby Public Schools, specifically the PE department, have always strived to foster students’ enjoyment of physical exercise and their participation in the community. Creating a friendly competition associated with Granby’s beloved Road Race seems like the perfect way to help students achieve these goals!
The competition will be between Granby Memorial High School (5k), Granby Memorial Middle School (5k), Wells Road Intermediate School (5k or 1 mi), and Kelly Lane Primary School (1 mi). The school with the highest percentage of its students completing the Granby Road Race will win a trophy and serious bragging rights around town. This competition will also encourage teachers to participate as models of health and fitness for their students.
Just like the YMCA, which hosts the Granby Road Race, Granby Public Schools focuses on including all of its members and giving them access to the race including students and teachers with disabilities. The Granby Road Race has a 1 mile, 5k, and 10k option, and is happy to accommodate access to the course for people of all abilities.
The focus of this competition is to encourage students to complete the race that they have signed up for. This may entail pushing outside of one’s comfort zone, being temporarily uncomfortable, being brave, or trying something brand new. Putting these skills to practice can translate to other areas of life, physical or not. This aligns with the missions of both the YMCA and the Granby Public Schools that are both motivated to help the people of the community reach their highest potential. It may seem like a small-town competition, but the lasting lessons for Granby’s students could be monumental. For more information, go to ghymca.org/granbyroadrace