More than 300 children participated in the June 4 run.
By
Whitney Elfstrom
| 9:09 p.m. June 4, 2019
Sarasota
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Over 300 children and their parents took to Siesta Beach on June 4 to kick off the annual Kids' Summer Beach Run. The 1-mile run, which has been around for over 30 years, aims to encourage families to participate in healthy summer activities. The summer runs are offered at Siesta Beach on Tuesdays and at Brohard Beach in Venice on Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m.Â
The runs are free and will go through July 31. They include a ribbon and popsicle for each participant. Children who participate in four runs will receive a free t-shirt.
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Jessie Batty (left) and daughter Josie Batty,4, complete their 1-mile run.
A group of runners hurry to the finish line.
Children who complete four runs will receive a free t-shirt.
Parents and children wait for the 1-mile run to begin.
Summer Kids' Runs take place at Siesta Beach and Brohard Beach.
The young runners take off after hearing the airhorn go off.
The runners start their mile-long run.
Bryce Hendrick (left) passes a ribbon to a participant.
KC Wilburn, Calvin Zerry and Bryce Hendrick
Keaton Van Nostrand, Boone Bailey and Bo O'Daniel
Brady Foster, 5, poses with his completion ribbon.
KC Wilburn passes out ribbons to participants.
Casper Gruters, 3, takes a popsicle after finishing her race.
The last few runners complete their race.
Dan Pollock is in his 16th year of emceeing races.
Will Larkin, Daniel Cole, Freddie Morales and Scott Lane pass out popsicles to the runners.
Scott Lane hands a popsicles to one of the runners.
