Photos from the Fifth Season 8K and 5K races in Cedar Rapids on Thursday, July 4, 2024.

Runners take off from the starting line in the 8k race during the Fifth Season Races in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Thursday, July 4, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Racers take off from the starting line in the 5k race during the Fifth Season Races in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Thursday, July 4, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Linda Johnson of Cedar Rapids reaches out to high-five her grandchildren while running in the 5k race during the Fifth Season Races in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Thursday, July 4, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

The crowd watches as runners head to the finish line during the 5k race during the Fifth Season Races in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Thursday, July 4, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

First place medals sit out on display during the Fifth Season Races in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Thursday, July 4, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Daniel Docherty of Saint Paul, Minnesota crosses the finish line to place first in the 8k race with a time of 24:21 during the Fifth Season Races in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Thursday, July 4, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Isabel Fishwild, 8, of Cedar Rapids hands out medals to the 8k races as they cross the finish line during the Fifth Season Races in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Thursday, July 4, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Racers take off from the start line for the 5k race during the Fifth Season Races in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Thursday, July 4, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Runners take off from the starting line in the 5k race during the Fifth Season Races in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Thursday, July 4, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Five-year-old Londyn Offerman, left, and her sister Journie Offerman, 3, cheer on their mother as she races in the 5k during the Fifth Season Races in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Thursday, July 4, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Runners in the 8k and 5k head towards the finish line during the Fifth Season Races in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Thursday, July 4, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Runners take off from the starting line in the 8k race during the Fifth Season Races in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Thursday, July 4, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Sydney Harris, 4, of Cedar Rapids reacts as she watches her mom pass by her while running in the 5k race during the Fifth Season Races in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Thursday, July 4, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Crowd members cheer on the runners as they head for the finish line during the Fifth Season Races in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Thursday, July 4, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Runners stand during the National Anthem before the start of the 8k race during the Fifth Season Races in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Thursday, July 4, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Hundreds of people line Third Avenue in downtown for the 5k race during the Fifth Season Races in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Thursday, July 4, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Jack Moran of Ames, Iowa runs to the finish line and places second with a time of 24:25 in the 8k race during the Fifth Season Races in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Thursday, July 4, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Devin Allbaugh of Bettendorf, Iowa heads to the finish line and places third with a time of 24:31 in the 8k race during the Fifth Season Races in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Thursday, July 4, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Shane Erb of Marion heads to the finish line and places sixth with a time of 25:05 in the 8k race during the Fifth Season Races in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Thursday, July 4, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Lucas Keifer of Burlington heads to the finish line and places fifth with a time of 24:48 in the 8k race during the Fifth Season Races in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Thursday, July 4, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Lewis Kleman of Cedar Rapids, left, and Coe Booker of Cedar Rapids take a moment to rest after finish the 8k race during the Fifth Season Races in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Thursday, July 4, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Pasca Cheruiyot of Ames hangs out with her family after placing first for the females in the 8k race during the Fifth Season Races in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Thursday, July 4, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Veteran Chris Ainesworth of Cedar Rapids carries an American flag and backpack with his wife Kelly Ainesworth while running in the 5k race during the Fifth Season Races in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Thursday, July 4, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Mariah Hurley of Cedar Rapids and her dog Georgia run towards the finish line while racing in the 5k race during the Fifth Season Races in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Thursday, July 4, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

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