Hundreds of runners raced the streets of Brookhaven on May 17 during the seventh annual Brookhaven Bolt, a fundraiser for Ashford Park Elementary School. Altogether, 1,766 people signed up for the bolt and 1,608 crossed the finish line, race promoters said on their Facebook page. The race raised $47,000 for Ashford Park Elementary, promoters said. Ashford Park, Montgomery & Sarah Smith Elementary School run clubs and other kids in the 14 & under categories totaled approximately 300 runners, the sponsors said.
Photos by Phil Mosier
Students from Ashford Park Elementary, in green, and Montgomery Elementary, in blue, warm up before the race.
Abbey Suits and Madden Beck greet runners at the finish line of the Brookhaven Bolt.
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