End of an era: Athletes compete in final Operation Trackshoes

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After 50 years in existence, more than 500 athletes crossed the finish line at Operation Trackshoes one last time.

After 50 years in existence, athletes crossed the finish line at Operation Trackshoes one last time.

Among them included a 1,500-metre race, wheelchair relays, horseshoe toss, tug of war and leap races. “In a heartbeat, I would do it all over again, as would many of us. It’s not just me, there’s a whole community of people, and we’ve got an amazing board of director and people in leadership positions who make this work,” said Judith Armstrong.Sign up for the CHEK Now daily email newsletter to get breaking news and the day's top stories sent to your email.“We’re going to miss a lot of people ’cause we’ve just built so many friendships and just so many memories out of this.

 

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