The Rural Voice, 2019-06, Page 13Military and civilian members, who
are dedicated to the purpose and
support of Dave’s vision and efforts,
• To donate and to promote the
use and widespread availability of
life-saving defibrillators.”
This was the tenth year of the Run
Around the Square and the
Foundation donated the 107th
defibrillator in memory of Police
Constable John Ferguson. PC
Ferguson was killed on the job in
1949 and was a member of the
Exeter Detachment. As of writing,
the DMMF is still searching for a
photo of PC Ferguson and has asked
for the public’s help finding one.
One of the things I love about
running is that it is one of the most
inclusive sports I know of. The run
on Mother’s Day had people of all
ages, abilities, and genders. There
were short people, tall people, old
people and young people. Everyone
is welcome and everyone participates
to the best of their ability on that
particular day. There are many
volunteers who come out and make
the event happen, hours of planning
ahead of time, and this year a full
breakfast was supplied after the race
by Pat and Kevin’s restaurant on the
square in Goderich.
As in all areas of life, some people
are more competitive than others, and
there are cash prizes for the winners
as well as medals for winners in their
age categories. For some, just
finishing is all the victory they need.
For me, I haven’t been training as
I used to and I wasn’t out to set any
records. I was running with a young
friend of mine who had never run in
a road race before. We had decided
ahead of time that we would stick
together and make sure that we both
had a good run. We were well
matched and crossed the finish line at
the same time – just over 33 minutes.
I was pretty happy with that –
especially when I saw how we did
relative to the rest of the pack. I was
thrilled to discover that if I was a 17
year old male, I would’ve finished
fourth in my age category! As it was,
I finished 12th in my actual age
category – which is another victory
for me since I celebrated a milestone
birthday this year and was happy to
finish the run feeling good. And to
realize that the aged 50 and older
ladies were running rings around
those young pups.
In years like this, when farming is
particularly challenging, getting
away from hourly checking the
weather forecasts and thinking about
something inspiring is just what I
needed. The spirit of Dave Mounsey
was alive and well that day as a small
community came together to be
active and support a cause that is
saving lives across the county. ◊
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