Participants in the Run Lawrence Thanksgiving Day 5K head out from the start. The yearly event drew 435 runners Thursday morning in North Lawrence despite temperatures in the low 20s.
Lawrence's Dave Drewry stretches before the start of the run, which began at North Second and Elm and concluded on the Kansas River levee.
A group of young runners huddles for encouragement prior to the start of the five-kilometer run.
Lawrence's Matt Riley, above, was the top overall finisher in 16:10.6. Baldwin City's Erica Ogle was top overall female in 19:28.2.
Timing chips that helped competitors keep accurate time, sit in a bin after they were collected post-run.
Lawrence's Nicole Lee, left, and Amanda Ostreko hit the final stretch.
Runners participating in the Thanksgiving Day 5K run cluster together prior to the start Thursday, Nov. 22, 2007 near the levee in north Lawrence.
John Frydman, Lawrence, and other runners near the finish as they make their way along the levee during the Thanksgiving Day 5K run Thursday, Nov. 22, 2007.
Matt Riley, Lawrence, 20, makes his way across the finish as he is the first to finish the Thanksgiving Day 5K run Thursday, Nov. 22, 2007.
Runners hang a right onto 4th Street near the start of the Thanksgiving Day 5K run Thursday, Nov. 22, 2007 near the levee in north Lawrence.
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