By Lola Sherman

September 19, 2010 (Santee) - They call it a race when candidates compete for election, and in the case of the contest for city Council here, the word “race” seems appropriate.

One candidate actually runs footraces. Another ran through a wall of flames during the Cedar Fire, earning national recognition for his heroism.  Several others, in defining how their experience will help them should they be elected, stated they will “hit the ground running.”