A beautiful Sunday afternoon brought out dozens of runners for the 10th Annual 1RON 5K race in the town of Amherst.Â
The event, a fundraiser for the IRON Lives youth mentoring program, was held later than usual this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The race typically is held in the spring.Â
Jeff Harrington, right, gives fellow competitor Turner Neblett a high elbow bump after Harrington won the 10th Annual IRON 5K Race. Neblett won second place.
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Jonathan Baum heads towards the finish line, securing a first place victory in the Masters division.
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H. Janow ran his way to a first place finish in the 12 years old and under male group.
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IRON 5 K Race runner Juan Pablo Alanis started the race on Oct. 3 wearing a face shield.
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Jodie Chandler was the first female runner to cross the finish line on Sunday. Her official time was 26:12.Â
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Runners bust out of the starting line in Sunday's 10th Annual IRON 5K Race
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Angela Anderson started the race earring a protective mask, as did several other runners.
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Avery Long kicks it into high gear while heading down hill and the finish line.
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An Amherst County Sheriff's deputy helps with the road block at the Ambriar Plaza shopping center on Oct. 3.Â
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Race volunteers set up road blocks and the start finish for the IRON 5K race on U.S. 29 Business behind the Loose Shoe Brewery on Oct. 4.
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Jeff Harrington won Sunday's IRON 5K race with a time of 19:15.
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Daniel Marks heads down hill to the finish line as his passengers let out a victory yell.
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This year's medals for the runners in the 10th Annual IRON 5K race.
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In this October 2020 file photo, Turner Neblett from Amherst County took an overall second place in the 10th Annual IRON 5K Race with a time of 19:48. Photographer Lee Luther Jr. won a Virginia Press Association award for best slideshow/gallery in photography covering this event.
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Lawrence Janow heads to the finish line with a time of 42:03 for a first place finish in the male 70-99 age group.
