MacKenzie Frackleton (left) taps in relay teammate Erin Frackleton (right) at the Bucks for Bernie 12-hour relay fundraiser for the Kennett High track and cross-country teams at Whitaker Woods in North Conway on July 23. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Winning "Team Spice" (from left) Tucker Laughland, Charlie Murdoch-Roy, Nolan Proulx, Will O’Dell, and Cadence Kennedy set a new course record of 91 miles in the 12 hour Bucks for Bernie race. Tucker and Cadence are middle schoolers and the rest high schoolers, and they all run track and cross-country for their schools. (COURTESY PHOTO)
Teammates Linda Eldridge (left) and Marianne Jackson (right) smile together while switching out for the relay at the Bucks for Bernie 12-hour relay fundraiser for the Kennett High School track teams at Whitaker Woods on July 23. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Keri Haskins waves while completing a lap at the Bucks for Bernie 12-hour relay fundraiser for the Kennett High School track teams at Whitaker Woods on July 23. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Megan MacDonald completes one of many laps at the Bucks for Bernie 12-hour relay fundraiser for the Kennett High School track teams at Whitaker Woods on July 23. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Donna Cormier, who won the solo division with 44 miles, smiles completing another lap at the Bucks for Bernie 12-hour relay fundraiser for the Kennett High School track teams at Whitaker Woods on July 23. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Kelly Benedetto smiles jogging along the trail at the Bucks for Bernie 12-hour relay fundraiser for the Kennett High School track teams at Whitaker Woods on July 23. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Charlie Murdoch-Roy, part of winning team "Young Spice," dashes on the trail at the Bucks for Bernie 12-hour relay fundraiser for the Kennett High School track teams at Whitaker Woods on July 23. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Matthew Johnson jogs along the trail at the Bucks for Bernie 12-hour relay fundraiser for the Kennett High School track teams at Whitaker Woods on July 23. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Will O’Dell, part of winning team "Young Spice," reaches to tag a relay teammate at the Bucks for Bernie 12-hour relay fundraiser for the Kennett High School track teams at Whitaker Woods on July 23. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
MacKenzie Frackleton (left) taps in relay teammate Erin Frackleton (right) at the Bucks for Bernie 12-hour relay fundraiser for the Kennett High track and cross-country teams at Whitaker Woods in North Conway on July 23. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Winning "Team Spice" (from left) Tucker Laughland, Charlie Murdoch-Roy, Nolan Proulx, Will O’Dell, and Cadence Kennedy set a new course record of 91 miles in the 12 hour Bucks for Bernie race. Tucker and Cadence are middle schoolers and the rest high schoolers, and they all run track and cross-country for their schools. (COURTESY PHOTO)
Teammates Linda Eldridge (left) and Marianne Jackson (right) smile together while switching out for the relay at the Bucks for Bernie 12-hour relay fundraiser for the Kennett High School track teams at Whitaker Woods on July 23. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Keri Haskins waves while completing a lap at the Bucks for Bernie 12-hour relay fundraiser for the Kennett High School track teams at Whitaker Woods on July 23. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Megan MacDonald completes one of many laps at the Bucks for Bernie 12-hour relay fundraiser for the Kennett High School track teams at Whitaker Woods on July 23. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Donna Cormier, who won the solo division with 44 miles, smiles completing another lap at the Bucks for Bernie 12-hour relay fundraiser for the Kennett High School track teams at Whitaker Woods on July 23. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Kelly Benedetto smiles jogging along the trail at the Bucks for Bernie 12-hour relay fundraiser for the Kennett High School track teams at Whitaker Woods on July 23. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Charlie Murdoch-Roy, part of winning team "Young Spice," dashes on the trail at the Bucks for Bernie 12-hour relay fundraiser for the Kennett High School track teams at Whitaker Woods on July 23. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Matthew Johnson jogs along the trail at the Bucks for Bernie 12-hour relay fundraiser for the Kennett High School track teams at Whitaker Woods on July 23. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Will O’Dell, part of winning team "Young Spice," reaches to tag a relay teammate at the Bucks for Bernie 12-hour relay fundraiser for the Kennett High School track teams at Whitaker Woods on July 23. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
CONWAY — Runners and walkers had no problem getting loose on Saturday for the annual “Bucks for Bernie’s Kids” event. Temperatures soared above 90 degrees and dew points topped 70 offering oppressive conditions for the 41 competitors, but all did their part in the 12-hour relay race to raise funds for the Kennett High School track and cross-country running programs.
The event is named for Bernie Livingston, who has coached at Kennett for 42 years and is the dean of coaches at KHS. He coaches boys and girls cross-country in the spring; indoor track for boys and girls in the winter and outdoor track and field for the boys and girls in the spring.
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