People and canines participated in the race Saturday morning.
By
Jessica Salmond
| 7:57 a.m. February 27, 2016
East County
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Four-legged and two-legged friends ran together to raise money for charity.
The 2016 Doggies for Duchenne 5K benefitted the Humane Society of Lakewood Ranch and Another Day for Gray. More than 170 runners and about 40 pups participated in the race.
Adrienne, Laura, Michael and Eric Brady and Toby of Lakewood Ranch
Sierra Boudreaux and Ellie and Mason Fitzpatrick and Cali of Sarasota Dog Wizard
Grayson Tullio of Lakewood Ranch pets Gandolph the rescue pup, also of Lakewood Ranch.
Volunteer Doug Schiller helps Nicole Kurtz of Lakewood Ranch sign in.
Sharon Becker, Deb Dailey and Jenny Parker are visiting from Michigan. While on vacation together they saw a flyer for the 5K and decided to enter the race.
Ricardo and Sophia Diaz of Lakewood Ranch and Patty Yero with LWR Crossfit
Caitlin Grayson and Ashley Maple volunteer as part of the Lakewood Ranch High School club, Lakewood Leaders.
Butters the Chihuahua stays warm before the race. His owner, Shelley Schreiber, studio manager of Orange Theory Fitness on University Parkway, said he would get first place in the race.
Jaime Tyler of Fit 2 Run at the UTC Mall chats with Jan Luck and Toni Halton of Apollo Beach,
Squiz the pug gets ready for the race with his pug sister Miley and human family Summer and Andrea Rutsky of Lakewood Ranch.
Paulo and Angela Martin of Lakewood Ranch
Tom Eisenhower and Charlie of Dade City
Sully gets suited up by Leslie Coyn of Lakewood Ranch.
Brenda Moore of Crunch Fitness helps runners warm up.
