Knute Johnsgaard scored his second win of the new athletics season after the Ben Sheardown Run on Wednesday afternoon.

Johnsgaard earned the top male runner position with his time of 19:04.

Finishing first for the females was Heidi Brook in a time of 23:20.

The run had a top teacher category, with Tyler Read earning the top slot for males with a time of 20:22, and Stephanie Dick finishing first for female teachers in 24:58.

Dick and her team made up of 10 students and teachers also earned first in the team category.

The Ben Sheardown Run followed the five-kilometre Millennium Trail on Wednesday starting from F.h. Collins Secondary School.

Jamie Shaw, gym teacher at F.H. Collins and one of the run's organizers said they are unsure how many students participated.

"We didn't have concrete numbers,” he said.

Shaw was able to confirm that $474 was raised for the Ben Sheardown Scholarship Fund.

The race had a non-competitive side to it as well, with some students showing up to participate with bikes, skateboards and other modes of transportation. One student hitched a ride behind a bike on his skateboard for the run.

Golden Horn Elementary School attended, and École Émilie Tremblay held their own memorial run.

Attending the run at F.H. Collins was Ben Sheardown's daughter and her family.

Shaw said that the run is held to honour Sheardown, who was a champion of fitness for students in Whitehorse before he died of cancer after a 26-year career teaching at F.H. Collins, and at the former Riverdale High School.

"Ben was a long time teacher and coach,” Shaw said. "He was a guy who just gave a ton of his time to keep kids active.”

Shaw said that Sheardown's death from cancer was premature, as the popular coach was in excellent shape himself.

"He died well before his time,” Shaw said. "He strived for kids to be active.”

Shaw said Sheardown was well-known in the community for his efforts.

"He was held in really high regard,” he said. "He was a guy that had a positive effect on people's lives.”

It didn't matter which sport kids chose to participate in, Sheardown supported any form of exercise,” Shaw said.

"His idea was you do whatever you can to help kids enjoy being active,” he added.

Shaw said the run represents Sheardown well, as students participated for fun and competition.