Binghamton University Hosts 1st Annual 5k Run to Celebrate Juneteenth
Binghamton University hosts its first annual 5k run, walk, and roll event to celebrate Juneteenth.
Over 100 people registered for the 1.3-mile loop following the university's "campus brain" sidewalk.
The event is not timed and participants are not offered medals for coming in first, but the first 100 registrants were given a free t-shirt.
It is hosted by organizations on campus, including the Division of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, B-Healthy Campus Initiative, and Campus Recreation.
"It was more so about getting people active, partnering with someone, maybe finding someone new that you didn't know, and having a conversation and reflecting on Juneteenth. We said next year we'll probably try to add a little bit more elements to it that would resemble your typical 5K," said Jazelle Johnson, co-organizer of the event.