Corinna Strickland (right) of Springfield hugs Maggie McFadden of Richmond after she finished the Richmond Half Marathon.Credit: ALEXA WELCH EDLUND/RICHMOND TIMES-DISPATCH
(L-R) Shellie Buchanan and Sherri Meadows, both of Christiansburg, join hands as they cross the finish of the Richmond Half Marathon.Credit: ALEXA WELCH EDLUND/RICHMOND TIMES-DISPATCH
Meredith Ainslie, age 6, looks for her mother Dawn Ainslie of Charlottesville to run down East Broad Street at the start of the Richmond Marathon. She was waiting with her 5 siblings, her uncle and her grandmother.Credit: ALEXA WELCH EDLUND/TIMES-DISPATCH
A runner rests after finishing the Richmond Marathon.Credit: ALEXA WELCH EDLUND/RICHMOND TIMES-DISPATCH
Richmond Marathon runners head down East Broad Street from the starting line.Credit: ALEXA WELCH EDLUND/TIMES-DISPATCH
Brandon Smith of Chesterfield jumps in the air as he finished the Richmond Half Marathon.Credit: ALEXA WELCH EDLUND/RICHMOND TIMES-DISPATCH
Randy Brown of Richmond celebrates finishing the Richmond Half Marathon as Catherine Neal of Harrisonburg nears the finish line at left Saturday, November 12, 2011.Credit: ALEXA WELCH EDLUND/RICHMOND TIMES-DISPATCH
(L-R) Stafford Via of Providence, R.I. and Morgan Barry of Wrightsville Beach reach the finish of the Richmond Half Marathon Saturday, November 12, 2011.Credit: ALEXA WELCH EDLUND/RICHMOND TIMES-DISPATCH
(L-R) Frances Winfree of Richmond and Peggy Morgan of Richmond finish the 8K race during the Richmond Marathon.Credit: ALEXA WELCH EDLUND/RICHMOND TIMES-DISPATCH
(L-R) Cindy Landergan, Wendy Etz and Kim Magee congratulate each other at the finish of the Richmond Half Marathon.Credit: ALEXA WELCH EDLUND/RICHMOND TIMES-DISPATCH
Longwood athletic training majors freshman Hanna Sacks senior Matt Rawlins assist Gracie McGurn of Richmond after she crossed the finish line of the Richmond Marathon with a time of 3:21:48 Saturday, November 12, 2011. Credit: ALEXA WELCH EDLUND/RICHMOND TIMES-DISPATCH
A Richmond Marathon runner eyes a bottle of water passed out by Franklin Military Academy students.
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(L-R) Melissa Davidian of Raliegh, Tara Absher of Finksburg, Md., and April Nichols of North Wilkesboro, N.C. finish the Richmond Half Marathon Saturday, November 12, 2011.Credit: ALEXA WELCH EDLUND/RICHMOND TIMES-DISPATCH
(L-R) Cindy Landergan, Wendy Etz and Kim Magee look for their friiend Carrie Nunes at the finish line of the Richmond Half Marathon.Credit: ALEXA WELCH EDLUND/RICHMOND TIMES-DISPATCH
Half Marathon runners (L-R) #10534 Richard Bailey of Riner, Va., #10534 Jack Dubel, Greensboro, N.C., #10574 Anne Koepfinger of King George, and #10300 Larry Doyle of Glen Allen, head for the finish on East Cary Street.Credit: ALEXA WELCH EDLUND/RICHMOND TIMES-DISPATCH
#397 Philip Naglieri of Glen Allen gets help from A#404 Ruthie Burke of Richmond and others at the finish line.Credit: ALEXA WELCH EDLUND/RICHMOND TIMES-DISPATCH
Kim Magee (facing) hugs Carrie Nunes after she finished the Richmond Half Marathon Saturday, November 12, 2011. She and friends Cindy Landergan (left) and Wendy Etz (right) also finished the race.Credit: ALEXA WELCH EDLUND/RICHMOND TIMES-DISPATCH
Richmond Marathon medals are ready to be awarded at the finish.Credit: ALEXA WELCH EDLUND/RICHMOND TIMES-DISPATCH
(L-R) Vinceretta Chiles and Joann Braxton, both of Richmond, join hands as they cross the finish of the Richmond Half Marathon.Credit: ALEXA WELCH EDLUND/RICHMOND TIMES-DISPATCH
Kennedy Kemei, a 33-year-old Kenyan, won today's 34th running of the Sun Trust Richmond marathon in 2:13:45.Credit: ALEXA WELCH EDLUND/RICHMOND TIMES-DISPATCH
(L-R) Dawson Ainslie, age 4, and sister Melissa Ainslie, age 6, look for their mother Dawn Ainslie of Charlottesville to run down East Broad Street at the start of the Richmond Marathon.Credit: ALEXA WELCH EDLUND/TIMES-DISPATCH
Steve Gemberling of Milton, Pa., looked for his son Matt Gemberling of Durham, N.C., at the start of the half marathon on East Broad Street.Credit: ALEXA WELCH EDLUND/TIMES-DISPATCH
Runners head down East Broad Street at the start of the Richmond Marathon.Credit: ALEXA WELCH EDLUND/TIMES-DISPATCH
Richmond Marathon runners head down East Broad Street from the starting line.Credit: ALEXA WELCH EDLUND/TIMES-DISPATCH
David Scott of Chesapeake carries the American flag as he begins the Richmond Marathon down East Broad Street.Credit: ALEXA WELCH EDLUND/TIMES-DISPATCH
Richmond Marathon runners head for the finish on East Cary Street.Credit: ALEXA WELCH EDLUND/TIMES-DISPATCH
Richmond Half Marathon medals hang at the finish line.
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George Towett of Kenya wins the half marathon with a time of 1:04:34.Credit: ALEXA WELCH EDLUND/TIMES-DISPATCH
Bekelech Badada of Ethiopia is the first woman to finish the half marathon in 1:13:33.Credit: ALEXA WELCH EDLUND/TIMES-DISPATCH
(L-R) Sarah-Wynne Eppes of Lynchburg, Elizabeth Kream of Charlottesville, and Jordan Buchsbaum of Charlottesville celebrate finishing the Richmond Half Marathon.Credit: ALEXA WELCH EDLUND/TIMES-DISPATCH