Runners begin the Med Center Health 10k Classic on Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025, in downtown Bowling Green, Ky. (Adin Parks)Runners take off at the start of the 5k race on Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025, during the Med Center Health 5k Classic in downtown Bowling Green, Ky. (Adin Parks)Cole Eason pins his racing bib on as he prepares for the Med Center Health 10k Classic on Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025, in downtown Bowling Green, Ky. (Adin Parks)The sun rises on the Bowling Green Hot Rods Stadium as spectators and runners gather on Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025, before the Med Center Health 10k Classic in downtown Bowling Green, Ky. (Adin Parks)Julie Gardner waves to runners with her sign on Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025, during the Med Center Health 10k in downtown Bowling Green, Ky. Gardner cheered for her daughter and son-in-law, who ran the race together. (Adin Parks)Rachel Summar, owner of Candle Makers on the Square, hands out water bottles to runners on Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025, during the Med Center Health 10k Classic in downtown Bowling Green, Ky. “We just do this every year because people are always thirsty here.” Summar said. (Adin Parks)Joshua Dauber finishes the Med Center Health 5k Classic on Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025, in the Bowling Green Hot Rods Stadium in Bowling Green, Ky. (Adin Parks)Runner Kilian Ballou walks away from the finish line on Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025, after completing the Med Center Health 5k Classic in downtown Bowling Green, Ky. Ballou finished with a time of 25:00. (Adin Parks)Nancy Yates completes the Med Center Health 5k Classic on Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025, in the Bowling Green Hot Rods Stadium in Bowling Green, Ky. “This has been a tradition,” Yates said. “Usually my whole family runs with me, but they’re all sleeping in today.” (Adin Parks)Water bottles are handed out by Rachel Summar, owner of Candle Makers on the Square, on Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025, during the Med Center Health 10k Classic in downtown Bowling Green, Ky. “We just do this every year because people are always thirsty here.” Summar said. (Adin Parks)Matthew Porterfield, left, looks up after praying with Berry Hayes on Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025, before they race in the Med Center Health 10k Wheelchair Classic in downtown Bowling Green, Ky. (Adin Parks)Sisters Echo Dearbone, 7, left, and Legacy Dearbone, 4, snack on Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025, while their father, Ryan Dearbone runs the the Med Center Health 5k Classic in downtown Bowling Green, Ky. Their mother also ran the 10k race after. (Adin Parks)James Stanger puts distance behind him and other runners as he climbs a hill on Chestnut Street on Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025, during the Med Center Health 10k Classic in downtown Bowling Green, Ky. (Adin Parks)Aaron Dickens is the first to cross the finish line of on Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025, during the Med Center Health 5k Classic in the Bowling Green Hot Rods Stadium in Bowling Green, Ky. Dickens finished with a time of 18:35. (Adin Parks)
