Take a walk in their shoes

Some she'll always remember. One she'd already like to forget.

Before Kayla only had to cross one street, her own, to get to the bus stop, but Kayla fell right on the dividing line of Dayton Public Schools new policy of not busing students within a mile and a half of schools.

So as 2 NEWS told you earlier this week, even though her classmates one and three houses down can still go to the bus stop, Kayla has to hit the streets before hitting the books.

"At least it's not completely dark yet," says Brandy Fisher, Kayla's mom, about the trip.

The sun was about the only thing up when we started out from Kayla's Lombard Avenue home around 7 a. m.

We decided to time our trip, which wound its way through intersections both big and small, but those intersections weren't the only places you had to watch your step.

On at least two sidewalks were shards of broken glass.

Other obstacles were dogs. At least two Kayla passed were not on leashes. Others barked at her from the porch.

About halfway through Kayla's backpack got too heavy for her to carry, and her mom took it for her, but eventually we made it to Wright Brothers Elementary.

The time from first step to final goodbye was just more than 40 minutes.

"I don't know how long she'll be able to keep it up," Brandy says. "This is just the first day."

Just for fun we wanted to see how long it would take to walk to Kayla's old bus stop, where her neighbors are still being picked up.

The time was one and a half minutes.

"I'm hoping they can find room for her because this is going to be difficult," Brandy says.

Lace up the running shoes and get moving

After an impressive response at last year's first Mercy Day Run, event organizers are gearing up for another successful event. The 2012 run is slated for Saturday, Sept. 29 beginning at 7 a.m. at Mercy's East parking lot.

"Last year, participants were blessed perfect weather and an enthusiastic crowd," said Reta Baker, Mercy Hospital president. "We hope to deliver the same type of experience this year. We've even made some improvements based on suggestions from last year's athletes. For runners, precise timing and measurements are vital so we have added a chip timing system and more accurate measurement devises."

Mercy Day Run 2012 will offer participants two divisions: a non-certified 5K and a non-certified half marathon. All runners will receive a Mercy Day Run logoed T-shirt and refreshments after the race.

Online registration is available. Registration forms are also available at Mercy Health for Life and Buck Run Community Center. Each entrant must complete and sign a separate event waiver the morning of the event.

The 5K run fee is $25 per individual. Awards will be given for the top three finishers in each age group. The half marathon fee is $40 per individual and includes a participation medal for each runner.

The top five finishing males and females will be awarded an additional place medal.

Pre-registration is recommended. After Sept. 14, an additional $5 per participant is added to the registration fee. Race day registration will be available from 6-6:30 a.m.

"Mercy is dedicated to transforming the health care experience and improving the quality of life for residents within our service area," Baker said. "By offering events such as the Mercy Day Run, we aim to encourage and support exercise and healthy lifestyle choices."

Proceeds will benefit the resurfacing of the community walking trail at Fort Scott Community College.

This year marks the 126th year of Mercy's presence in the Fort Scott community. Every Sept. 24, the Mercy Health Ministry recognizes the heritage and history of the founding Sisters. Across Mercy's four-state service area, Mercy Day honors the servitude and compassionate care of the Sisters who set the Mercy health care ministry in motion.

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