photo by: John Young

Runners race through east Lawrence at 9th and New Jersey as they participate in the Kansas half marathon Sunday morning.

photo by: John Young

Runners race through east Lawrence at 9th and New Jersey as they participate in the Kansas half marathon Sunday morning.

photo by: John Young

Kids take off in their own race, starting at the corner of 9th and New Hampshire, during the Kansas half marathon Sunday morning.

photo by: John Young

Two-year-old Ophelia Meissner, Brooklyn, N.Y., runs with her grandfather, Al Mauler, Lawrence, in the kid's run while Ophelia's mother competes in the Kansas Half Marathon Sunday morning.

photo by: John Young

Four-year-old Colby Becker sits with Marty, left, and Lloyd Becker along New Hampshire street near the finish line of the Kansas Half Marathon where they cheer on runners as they pass by Sunday morning.

photo by: John Young

Some runners wore items remembering the events of this past Monday's Boston Marathon as they participate in the Kansas half marathon Sunday morning.

photo by: John Young

Runners race through east Lawrence at 9th and New Jersey as they participate in the Kansas half marathon Sunday morning.

photo by: John Young

Mandi Dow, Shawnee, wears a shirt commemorating last Monday's Boston Marathon as she nears the finish line on New Hampshire street while participating in the Kansas Half Marathon Sunday morning.

photo by: John Young

Mandi Dow, Shawnee, wears a shirt commemorating last Monday's Boston Marathon as she nears the finish line on New Hampshire street while participating in the Kansas Half Marathon Sunday morning.

photo by: John Young

Fans line up at the finish line on New Hampshire street to cheer on runners participating in the Kansas Half Marathon Sunday morning.