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12 Wednesday, December 4, 2019 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon Running commentary GIFT Cards By Charlie Kanzig Correspondent Some might call it a <slice of heaven.= What could be better as a runner? Get up early on Thanksgiving morning, layer on your cold-weather ath- letic gear and go to a running event called <I Like Pie,= where after chugging around snowy trails in the Old Mill District you are offered a piece of freshly baked pie? That is what I and some family and friends did for the first time this year, and the event may very well become PHOTO BY CHARLIE KANZIG a new tradition. I Like Pie, sponsored Members of Girls on the Run, wearing their pink capes, lead off the by FootZone of Bend and annual “I Like Pie” run in Bend on Thanksgiving morning. Cascade Lakes Relay, is a training for a 5K (3.1-mile) their way through the course win, win, win situation. The run as a way to promote with noticeable good cheer. $10 entry fee goes to sup- self-respect and healthy life- As I said, what9s not to love? port NeighborImpact and a styles with that age group. The running community program called Girls on the According to its website, gathered together on a holi- which is linked to the Boys day designed for gratitude, Run. NeighborImpact is a non- and Girls Club of Central burning off a few calories profit in Central Oregon that Oregon (www.bgcbend.org), before the big feast by mov- does tremendous work, as weekly lessons promote all ing along the paths on the their mission states <to sup- aspects of a girl9s devel- Deschutes River only to have port people and strengthen opment including physi- smiling people offer you a communities= through food cal, social and emotional piece of pie just beyond the distribution, help with hous- development. finish line. Girls from this fall9s ing, supporting families Participants are also under financial strain, and training program led off the invited to compete in a pie connecting people with other I Like Pie run wearing pink baking contest. Not to brag, resources. Last year alone, capes that read <Running is but one of my family mem- the organization distributed my superpower.= The run/ bers took one of the top over 55,000 pounds of food walk itself is a non-compet- prizes for a maple-based pie, to people in need, including itive 5-kilometer (1.5-mile) which made the day all the here in Sisters. The organi- course on the walking trails sweeter for our family. zation also has ties to Early near the Old Mill District. Maybe next year I Like Head Start and Head Start This year9s snowy weather Pie will include a noticeable educational programs for made things a bit slippery, contingent of running pie families and their children but despite the bitter cold lovers from Sisters. 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