There were 245 people registered for Call to Action's Snake Hill Slam on Saturday, which was held in conjunction with Alberta Culture Days.
Snake Hill Slam was a five-kilometre obstacle race on Snake Hill and attracted people from surrounding towns and cities including Red Deer, Calgary and Edmonton.
“Most racers talked about their favourite obstacles being the Out West Car Wash/Sundre Aquaplex ‘uphill slip n slide' obstacles and RLB Roofing's ‘roof climb' obstacle,” said Kim Free, program coordinator for Call to Action.
The winner of the men under 18 category for fastest time was Joel Pearce and in the women's category it was Angela Leussink. The winner of the men aged 18-40 category for fastest time was Quinn Murphy and in the women's it was Livia Schaerz. The winner in the above age 40 men's category was Dave Bjolin and in the women's it was Karen Kroetsch. The best team time winner was ‘The Wee-oh's and the Pee-oh's'. The random team name award went to Fantastic Four and best costume went to All Mucked Up.
As part of Alberta Culture Days, various artists were at River Valley School on Thursday and at the base of Snake Hill on Saturday.
There were local authors, poets, singers, dancers, sculptors, painters and photographers. There was Aboriginal dancing and music, Metis dancing, hoop dancing and cultural crafts.
There was cowboy poetry at the library and the museum's Aboriginal Day activities were held in conjunction with the event, as they were cancelled in June due to the flood.
“The free samples of stew and bannock made by the Sundre Metis Friendship Circle were a real hit on such a chilly day,” said Free, adding that there were also people offering free henna tattoos.
On Sept. 26 at RVS, 14 artists displayed their work in the hallways. The performance by hoop dancer Teddy Anderson was well received, she said.
“From origami to watercolour, photography to blacksmithing and cartooning, the students enjoyed seeing such a wide variety of mediums,” she said.
Overall, she said the two events complemented each other on Saturday.
“Racers were able to take in the free entertainment provided by Culture Days before and after their race,” she said.
“It was amazing to see the community come together for this event. Thirteen businesses designed and built obstacles and provided volunteers. Over 50 individuals volunteered, 245 raced and 205 watched. Many people said ‘see you next year'.”
