- April 19, 2024
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At the start of the race runners headed east on the taxiway to make a 3.1 mile loop along two runways and four taxiways at the Flagler County Airport. Photos by Anastasia Pagello
Maggie and Kevin Perrott, of Palm Coast, get ready to run the runways.
Runners bundled up against the windy, 37 degree runways Saturday morning for the Race of the Runways 5K.
First place overall female finisher, Kelly Brasol, of Palm Coast.
"It is great to see so many kids here today," said Kim Carney, Race of the Runways event director. "The Florida Hospital Flagler sponsored this year's race and allowed for the kids entrance to be just $10, to promote good physical health in children."
WInner of the race for the second year in a row, Tim Scanlin, beat his time last year by roughly 40 seconds.
Third place overall finisher, Tyler Boyle, of Palm Coast.
Second place overall finisher, Dennis Craig.
The race offered a SweetHeart registration for walkers to stroll the runways together.
The Flagler County Fight Operations Division flew the FireFlight helicopter and demonstrated fire suppression over the runways as the runners completed the course.
Runners ran a preflight check list, starting with stretching their legs and reaching for their toes, before taking off down the runway, at the Flagler County Airport for the fifth-annual Race of the Runways 5K. The Rotary Club of Flagler Beach hosted the event, along with the Flagler County Airport and Realty Exchange, in order to further reach its goal of global polio eradication.
The Rotary Club has achieved in reducing polio cases worldwide by 99.9 percent. At the start of the international program in 1979, the disease had paralyzed 350,000 children every year in more than 120 counties. It has since become the most successful public private partnership on record, with the Rotary Club raising $1.5 billion dollars every year towards immunizing children around the world for polio eradication.
Funds from the event also helped support scholarships for local adults and students, the Flagler County Education Foundation and Project Share, which provides holiday gifts and monthly food for Flagler County families. The Rotary Club of Flagler Beach will be hosting another fundraiser in May called Cycle Flagler. This event attracts over 400 cyclists every year and has been held in Flagler County for the last 13-years. Registration for this event is already underway at flaglerbeachrotary.org.
