A woman crossed the finish line carrying a baby.
A short time before, a woman expecting a baby completed her run.
So did families, couples, flag-bearing Boy Scouts and quite a few people with dogs.
It’s the Dog Days Run, of course, and canines were warmly welcomed as participants enjoyed a pleasant Saturday morning event at at the McCleskey Family-East Cobb YMCA.
It was the 18th running of the Rotary Club of East Cobb, and it was a record-setting one.
The 5K/Fun Run attracted around 600 runners, which has been typical in recent years.
But the combination of race registrations and sponsorships netted more than $100,000 for the first time in what’s the Rotary Club’s biggest fundraiser of the year, president Butch Carter said.
The Rotary Club hands out the proceeds to more than 20 local non-profits and charities (list here), ranging from MUST Ministries to the Friends for the East Cobb Park to the Cobb Library Foundation and more.
Those recipients will be honored at a “Give Back” dinner next March.
The Dog Days Run is a Peachtree Road Race qualifier, and awards were given out across a number of categories—including one for actual dogs—and human age groups.
This year’s sponsors included Dentistry at East Piedmont, Wellstar Health System, Malon D. Mimms Company, The Hanna Family, The Romanoff Family, Honest-1 Auto Care, Indian Hills Country Club and more.
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