UTICA – The 2007 “Utica National Youth Run” kicked into high gear Saturday morning on the campus of the Masonic Care Community, with several thousand runners between the ages of 4 and 12 years old all making their way toward the finish line.

The goal of the event: get the younger generation involved in the sport of running, and eventually, the Boilermaker.

Newschannel 2's Don Shipman and Andrea Bullard were on hand for the various events.

Click on the video camera above to see a summary of the event or click on the links below to see all the morning's events: 

The Special Needs and Ages 4-6 run:

Ages 7-8 run:

Ages 9-10 run:

Ages 11-12 run: