Pilot Mountain Elementary students and faculty spent the past several weeks gearing up for the MAD Dash 5k & Fun Run, set for Saturday in Dobson.
Fourth- and fifth-grade students at Pilot Mountain Elementary, who expressed interest in running in the race, have been practicing and preparing for race day. Students have been practicing two days a week after school. The school has 43 students that are a part of the running club. Travis Taylor, physical education teacher, and Heather Tucker, fourth grade teacher, are the coaches for the school’s Pirates on the Run team.
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