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Wilmette Park District holds annual 5k run for Independence Day.

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The Wilmette Park District's Fun Run and Walk happened Sunday morning at Gillson Park. The run has been held for over three decades.

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Many runners wore patriotic colors during the Fourth of July weekend run.

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Martin Coonen, of Woodstock, and Aliza Gilbert, of Evanston, stop for a picture after finishing the 5k. The couple started off their wedding day running the 5k with many of their friends.

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Runner Greg Decker, from Rockville, Maryland, crossed the 5k finish line first with a time just over twenty minutes. Decker was in town to visit his girlfriend over the long weekend.

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Participants in the 5k get a breakfast of bananas and bagels from the Wilmette Park District.

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The course was altered this year because of construction of Central Avenue.

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Hundreds of runners and walkers got an early start on Wilmette's Fourth of July celebrations taking part in the Park District's Annual 5k Fun Run and Walk.

The course for the 5k was slightly altered this year because of construction on Central Avenue. The four mile course had runners head west on Greenleaf Avenue before heading north on Wilmette Avenue then back to Gillson Park down Sheridan Road.

Runners received free t-shirts from the Park District as well as a breakfast of bagels and bananas after crossing the finish line.

Related Topics: 5k, Family Fun, Fourth Of July, Kids Activities, Wilmette Park District, and fun run and walk

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