3rd annual Run for Caitlyn starts at Canfield High Saturday morning

CANFIELD

Runners will gather to honor fallen athlete Caitlin Yager of Canfield in an 8K fundraising race kicking off at 9 a.m. Saturday at Canfield High School on Cardinal Drive.

The third annual Run for Caitlin race, suited more for a college level of difficulty, is one the Yager family refers to as “the race designed by runners.”

In addition to the challenging 8K, a 3K option is available for joggers and walkers to join the cause as well.

Maria Delost, family friend and mother of Mike and Greg Delost who helped start Run for Caitlin, said the running community likes the 8K race because it is more challenging than others – mostly 5K races – in the area.

“It helps prepare them for bigger races coming,” she said.

Run for Caitlin got its start in 2013, after Matthew Yager’s sister died as the result of a car accident.

Caitlin Yager, a 2012 Cardinal Mooney High School graduate and Marietta College student, ran cross country and track in high school and college, favoring the sport above all others.

Read more about her and the run in Friday's Vindicator or on Vindy.com.