Runners and walkers endure foggy conditions and temperatures in the low 30s in the Deck the Hull’s Jingle Bell -kilometer, 10K and 1.5-mile running and walking races on Saturday morning in Lexington. There were 147 registered participants, with 108 showing up on race day, raising $3,800 for Hull’s Drive-in, which took the reins of the races after Main Street Lexington organized them for the last 10 years. For full results from the races, visit www.runroanoke.com.Astory will be in next week’s newspaper.ABOVE, Runners start the 5K by going across the Nelson Street bridge. Among the other scenes from the race were, CLOCKWISE FROM LEFT, a spectator and her dog cheering on race participants; Leif Guse sprinting to the finish line to win the 5K in 19 minutes, 18.4 seconds; Braylon Crawford (78) leading Todd Crawford (77) in the final stretch; costumed runners Ella Wallace (4), Sam Brown (6) and Julian Beaujeu-Dufour (7) approaching the finish line; and Riley Ewen pushing his children in the 10K, on his way to a runner-up finish in 49:05.14. (Stephanie Mikels Blevins photos)
Children race across the Nelson Street bridge in the tot trot. (Stephanie Mikels Blevins photo)
Kevin Green registers for the 5K while a young participant gets her jingle bells. (Stephanie Mikels Blevins photo)
