Students were first to depart the starting line Saturday of the ABC/25 Foundation Just Move It! Challenge 5K run/walk at South Middle School in Arlington Heights, but some adults were in front by the time the race was over.
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Ellen Burkhardt of Arlington Heights was at the finish line of the Just Move It! Challenge Saturday morning to cheer for her daughter, Natalie, 10, who is a fifth grader at Westgate School in Arlington Heights.
"She loves to run, this is a passion for her that we didn't even know about," Ellen Burkhardt said. "Her coach at school told us she is a natural."
Saturday's 5K race was the third that Natalie has participated in, her mom said.
That race and a 1 mile run/walk Saturday at South Middle School, 400 S. Highland Ave, Arlington Heights, raise money for the ABC/25 Foundation, which supports programs in Arlington Heights Elementary District 25.
Tyler Wengronowitz, a seventh grader at South Middle School, was the first student to cross the finish line in the 5K race, approximately 20 seconds behind the adult leaders.
"I think it was a good run," said Wengronowitz, who runs cross-country and track on the South team.
Natalie Burkhardt, 10, a fifth grader at Westgate Elementary, smiles as her mom, Ellen, cheers for her at the finish line during the ABC/25 Foundation Just Move It! Challenge 5K run/walk Saturday at South Middle School in Arlington Heights.
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Tyler Wengronowitz, a seventh grader at South Middle School in Arlington Heights, was the first student to cross the finish line during the ABC/25 Foundation Just Move It! Challenge 5K run/walk Saturday, approximately 20 seconds behind the adult leaders.
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Windsor School student Sophie Franzen, 10, of Arlington Heights heads for the finish line during the ABC/25 Foundation Just Move It! Challenge 5K run/walk Saturday at South Middle School in Arlington Heights.
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Runners leave the start line during the ABC/25 Foundation Just Move It! Challenge 5K run/walk Saturday at South Middle School in Arlington Heights.
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