The distance between Hastings and Rochester is some 98 miles, a distance biked by various law enforcement and city officials from Olmstead County Sheriff’s office, the City of Rochester, and …
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The distance between Hastings and Rochester is some 98 miles, a distance biked by various law enforcement and city officials from Olmstead County Sheriff’s office, the City of Rochester, and Hastings’ own Police Chief Dave Wilske for the Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run.
The run preceded the one-year countdown for the 2026 Special Olympics, which will be held in Minnesota, hosted by the University of Minnesota next June.
Early the morning of June 18, the group set off from Rochester, expected to arrive in Hastings around 4 p.m.
From there, Hastings Police Officers joined the group at the Civic Arena before joining the Hastings Sharks, the Hastings team for the Special Olympics, and ending at Roadside Park.
The torch carried on the run made its way to the University of Minnesota for the June 20 opening ceremony.
The goal of the torch run is to “raise funds for and awareness of the Special Olympics movement,” according to the Special Olympics Minnesota website. Since the event’s creation in 1981, it has raised over $58 million for Special Olympics programs within Minnesota.
