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As always, the men of the Knoxville Police Department were ready and able to assist the Knoxville Track Club, this time for the annual September 11th Memorial 5K. |
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Race director Ed Leaver (kneeling lower right) assembled an outstanding group of volunteers to stage this important race. |
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Stalwart KTC volunteers Greer and Bruce Fox gave more of their time to help sell KTC apparel. |
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Hundreds of runners milled about awaiting the start of the race. |
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The Star Spangled Banner rang out clear and strong, sung by a golden-throated representative of the Knoxville Fire Department. |
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The runners toed their marks. |
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They burst into furious motion upon the sound of the starter's pistol. |
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It took quite some time for all the runners to pass the starting line. |
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The finish line was less than 5K away! |
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Eric Vandervort was first male finisher. |
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He was followed by Ed Wright of Oak Ridge, wearing a pair of vintage EXPO shorts from 1993. |
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Brightly-hued John Plummer, defending champ at this race, was third overall. |
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Valerie Bachmann was top woman runner. |
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Kelley Bell Darnell was runner-up. |
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Sally Evenden was female masters winner. |
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Bob Cunningham was the fastest male in the veterans division. |
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Becca Fuller was the leading woman masters competitor. |
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Scott Adcox was top Clydesdale runner. |
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For some people, it was the first race. |
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Other were working their way back from injury. |
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And for some, it was just a fine day to be out there. We hope to see everyone out there at the next KTC race, the Wears Valley 15K on Sunday, September 21 in Townsend TN. |