Snap Fitness Maurice, Kaylee Abigail McLain Memorial Fund team up for ‘Snap to a Cure’ 5K

This past Sunday, at North Vermilion High School’s stadium, the 5th annual Snap to a Cure 5K took place.
This year was a collaboration between Snap Fitness Maurice and The Kaylee Abigail McLain Memorial Fund.
For the past six months, race director Matt Landry, Roslyn Simon, and team, have been hard at work, putting time into this event.
“The most difficult thing about putting on any event, is always getting sponsors,” Landry stated. To get local businesses to be a part and to believe in what you're selling is a challenge. This year, was no doubt another challenging year with COVID present. As the race approached, the love of the community poured out and sponsors came with it.”
Key sponsors were G&H Tire, Abbeville Chiropractic Clinic, Faulk’s Repair Services, Ray Chevrolet, Mendoza Ford, Toni and Bubba Broussard, Mouton’s Crawfish, Vermilion Gator Farms, Farm Bureau, Diamond Drywall and Elite Auto. The day finally arrived, where it began cool and breezy, but heated up when the crowed arrived.
“This year was our biggest, with 553 runners signed up.”
The 5K (3.1miles) race began on the NVHS track, and then hit the road where it was no shortage of competitors.
North Vermilion’s own Jarrett Comeaux won the overall race, with a time of 19:36.
Coming behind Comeaux was Chris Guidry (20:48) and Andrew Courville (21:27).
The top female competitors include, Gretchen Leger (23:45), Patricia Redifer (24:45), and Noelle Dore (24:31).
Landry said this year’s goal was not only to raise funds for the new scholarship fund created by The McLain Family, but to have a morning to remember a young girl taken away after a tragic accident nearly a year ago.
“This memorial fund scholarship money will go to a deserving Catholic student in the local area,” Landry added.
The event was put on by Matt and Brooke Landry and Roslyn Simon. Snap Fitness Maurice owners, Zack and Bert Istre welcome all family and friends of Kaylee to come out to Shucks Restaurant in Abbeville, on a date soon to be named where the check will be presented.