Thousands of runners lace up for River City Half Marathon and 5K
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RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) -- Thousands of runners laced up their sneakers and hit the course at the University of Richmond for the third annual River City Half Marathon and 5K.
For some, such as sisters 25-year-old Brianna Bugg and 27-year-old Kourtney Bugg, the day started with a 3.2-mile run,
“We were like texting throughout too, just like being encouraging," Kourtney Bugg said.
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The self-proclaimed "Elite First Timers," a group of eight girlfriends, sported pink tutus.
“We wanted to come and represent and obviously give you a little fashion show too," Jada Nunn-McLean said.
Elite First-Timers (Jada Nunn-McLean, Randi Johnson, Maria Jones, DaVonni Parker, Devonna Smith, Jerika Robertson, Joy Payne, Shadelle Lewis)
Others ran 13.1 miles to complete the half-marathon. Brian Flynn, of the town of Ashland in Hanover County, was the first to finish, taking an hour, 10 minutes and 20 seconds -- which is a little over five and a half minutes per mile.
“I wanted to run this one because it’s local obviously and it’s- it’s really hilly and I’m running Boston in about six weeks," he said.
Brian Flynn was first to finish the River City Half Marathon
Flynn has run nearly 50 half marathons. His nearly one-year-old, three-year-old and wife were there when he crossed the finish line, and he said it was the crowd along the way that kept him going.
“A lot of crowds out there, a lot of families, a lot of kids to high five which is always fun," he said.
