Maggie Birt, 6, of Greene stays dry Sunday before the start of the Bruce M. Whittier Middle School Tri-Town Family 5K in Minot. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Caroline Ward, fourth from left, stands Sunday with members of her Green Central School Running Club before the start of the Bruce M. Whittier Middle School Tri-Town Family 5K in Minot. Ward is a teacher at Greene Central School. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Chloe Bouthot, left, Ashlyn Trepanier, Brynn Thistle and Lacey Rinck warm up Sunday while dancing to the song “Cotton Eyed Joe” before the start of the Bruce M. Whittier Middle School Tri-Town Family 5K in Minot. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Cole Gagnon, 12, holds the sheet music Sunday for “The Star-Spangled Banner” as the national anthem is played on a trumpet before the start of the Bruce M. Whittier Middle School Tri-Town Family 5K in Minot. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Paige Knowlton of Turner and her 3-year-old daughter, Maddy, participate Sunday in the Bruce M. Whittier Middle School Tri-Town children’s fun run in Minot. Knowlton is an elementary school teacher in Turner. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Clayton Jones hugs his sons Evan, left, and Clayton after the children ran the Bruce M. Whittier Middle School Tri-Town children’s fun run Sunday in Minot. All three participated in the 5K race, too. Jones is a teacher at Whittier Middle School. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

The 11th annual Bruce M. Whittier Middle School Tri-Town Family 5K begins Sunday at the Town of Minot Recreational Trails. The event attracted 182 participants. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Josh Varney, 11, participates Sunday in the Bruce M. Whittier Middle School Tri-Town Family 5K in Minot. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Carmel Howe of Auburn participates Sunday in the Bruce M. Whittier Middle School Tri-Town Family 5K in Minot. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Kyle Simmons competes Sunday in the 11th annual Bruce M. Whittier Middle School Tri-Town Family 5K in Minot. Simmons would finish as the overall male winner. Erin Leist was the overall female winner. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Erik Ouellette and his daughter, Kaylei, sprint for the finish Sunday during the Bruce M. Whittier Middle School Tri-Town Family 5K in Minot. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Brooklyn Richardson, right, and Lyla Millett sprint for the finish Sunday during the Bruce M. Whittier Middle School Tri-Town Family 5K in Minot. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

“It was exhausting,” Camden Welch, 13, says Sunday after finishing the Bruce M. Whittier Middle School Tri-Town Family 5K in Minot. The seventh grader at Whittier Middle School says the race was his first 5K and “hopefully” his last. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Shawn Vincent, left, the race organizer and principal at Bruce M. Whittier Middle School, presents awards Sunday following the Bruce M. Whittier Middle School Tri-Town Family 5K in Minot. Sunday’s event was the 11th annual run/walk at the Town of Minot Recreational Trails. “We will be back next year,” Vincent says. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal