PHOTOS: Hill School has running fever with community events

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Families cheer on runners from the sidelines during a community track night at The Hill School's Hauser Track. The evening event also featured free food.
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Families throw colored powder in the air at the end of a color run that was held across the street of The Hill School's Center for the Arts parking lot.
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Kids race from the start line during a 200-meter dash for The Hill School community track night. Children ages 2 to 14 competed in different distance runs and other track events such as the softball throw and long jump.
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Young kids run in a 100-meter dash during The Hill School's community track night. Children as young as 2 years old were invited to race in the free event.
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Two boys compete in a 200-meter dash during The Hill School's community track night Friday.
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Children and their families, most wearing white, begin a color run held at The Hill School's Center for the Arts parking lot. The was a free event offered through a wellness community initiative called Strong at Heart.
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Kids smile as they get sprayed with powder during a color run held at The Hill School's Center for the Arts parking lot. The run was part of a community wellness initiative called Strong at Heart.

PUBLISHED: May 23, 2016 at 10:48 p.m. | UPDATED: August 22, 2021 at 3:39 a.m.

POTTSTOWN >> The Hill School was full of running children Friday as families came out to two free community events.

First, there was a short color run across The Hill School’s Center for the Arts parking lot. The event was part of a wellness initiative called Strong at Heart. Strong at Heart is doing a challenge with Pottstown fourth grade students. The first 100 students to complete the tasks of the challenge, which include participating in a color run, earn a free Huffy bicycle. To learn more about the initiative and the challenge, visit the website sahpottstown.com.

After the color dash, families joined others at The Hill School’s community track night. Children ages 2 to 14 competed in different distance races along with other track events like the long jump at the Hauser Track.