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Over 220 runners of all ages participated Take Stock in Children’s Strides for Education 5K run held at the Charlotte Sports Park Saturday morning.

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The first girl to cross the finish line was Aryanna Hicks, a third-grade student from Sallie Jones Elementary and member of the Girls on the Run team.

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Haley Matzen, 12, of the East Elementary Girls on the Run team, keeps her eyes on her goal, crossing the finish line of the Take Stock in Children’s 5K.

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Over half of the runners that came out to support the Take Stock in Children’s 5K were adults. The first to cross the finish line was Charley Elsey.

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Students from St. Charles Borromeo Catholic School demonstrated team work throughout the 5K run. Emily Malone, 9, pushed her friend Taylor Snead, 11, in her wheelchair due to a foot injury.

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Michelle Brisendine applies a second Girls on the Run sticker to the right cheek of Lea Fiscalla, 10, one of the more than 220 runners who took part in the Saturday morning Take Stock in Children’s Strides for Education 5K run held at the Charlotte Sports Park.

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Peter Heslam makes his way across the finish line.

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Members of the Sallie Jones Elementary Girls on the Run team take time for a photo before the run.

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Englewood Elementary School student Sean Perry, 7, makes his last stride across the finish line Saturday during the Take Stock in Children Strides for Education 5K run at Charlotte Sports Park.