Prestwich runs Bigfoot Challenge

On Saturday, May 9, Carly Prestwich ran a half-marathon around and through Malta as a participant in the Bigfoot Social Distancing Running Challenge.

The event, a virtual walk/run, started on Thursday, March 19, and will conclude on Sunday, May 31. The running distances include options of five kilometers, 10 kilometers, a half marathon (13.1 miles) or a full marathon (26.2 miles).

Prestwich, a Malta resident and teacher at Whitewater Public Schools participated in the half marathon, where she posted a time of 1:42:00, placing her seventh of 97 runners in her age group and 140th out of 2,200 ru...