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Neighbors February 10, 2018 8:10 am

PHOTO GALLERY: 2018 Strawberry Distance Challenge

By Justin Kline

  • Mary Ellen Weaver, Megan Sewell and Reed Sewell ran the 5K together.

  • Jim Scott and his sons drove the pace car for the 5K.

  • Dylan Nolan and Pedro Meraz were the first runners to cross the finish line.

  • Antonio and Maria Hernandez

  • Scott VanHoose and his dog, Haley, participated in the one-mile "fun run."

  • Debra Girod and Amanda Drawdy represented Drawdy's Dance School.

  • Runners stretched out in the minutes before the start.

  • Runners began the 5K at 7:30 a.m.

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On Saturday morning, Walden Lake was overrun with runners for the 2018 Astin Farms Strawberry Distance Challenge.

Runners participated in a 5K, 10K and one-mile "fun run" that took them all around the Walden Lake community. The first wave of runners began at 7:30 a.m. and started to cross the finish line for their medals just under 15 minutes later.

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