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More than 230 runners of all ages participated in the Sixth Annual Run for the Lions 5K Race, sponsored by Lamarque Elementary School, also coordinated and officiated by Zoomers Running Club. Proceeds raised from the event directly will benefit children’s education at Lamarque.

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North Porters Kristi Gerathy, left, and Kim Cusick participate in the Sixth Annual Run for the Lions 5K Race Saturday.

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Cousins Morgan Hibbins, 3, left, and Krystiana Hibbins jog around as they warm up prior to the 1-mile Fun Run Saturday morning.

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Lemon Bay High School senior James Kieck was the first runner who crossed the finish line, with a time of 17:24, during the Run for the Lions 5K Race Saturday morning.

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North Porter Heather Butcher was the second runner overall who crossed the finish line, and the first female runner in, with a time of 17:52.

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Heather Butcher, a North Port resident, has a congratulatory chat with her nieces, from left: Marina Gordon, 5, a kindergarten student at Lamarque, Maggie, 3, and Mallory, after placing second overall during the Run for the Lions 5K Race Saturday morning.

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More than 90 runners who participated in Lamarque Elementary School’s 1-mile Fun Run take off at the starting line. The Fun Run followed the 5K Race Saturday morning.

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Holding hands as they run, cousins Kaylee Vale, 2, left, and Alivia Watkins, 3, were just two of many children who took part in the Fun Run.

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Kerri Brown, 8, a third-grade student at Lamarque, proudly displays the design she created for the Run for the Lions 5K Race and Fun Run T-shirt, which was given to the first 250 registrants.

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Kim Campos, Lamarque Elementary School’s choral director and music teacher, sings the national anthem prior to the start of the Sixth Annual Run for the Lions 5K Race Saturday morning in North Port.