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Firecracker 5K Run

Corinne Crouse, center, hugs Denise Shrock, right, while daughter Sophie Shrock, left, looks on after Denise finished the Moe's Firecracker 5K 2009 on July 4, 2009. Shrock, who wanted to finish before she turned 61 in Sept. was happy with accomplishing her goal. 'Six months ago I never dreamed I could do something like this,' Shrock said. 'But I did it.' Greg Kahn/Staff

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Corinne Crouse, center, hugs Denise Shrock, right, while daughter Sophie Shrock, left, looks on after Denise finished the Moe's Firecracker 5K 2009 on July 4, 2009. Shrock, who wanted to finish before she turned 61 in Sept. was happy with accomplishing her goal. "Six months ago I never dreamed I could do something like this," Shrock said. "But I did it." Greg Kahn/Staff

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  • Erick Montoya spints the last few yards on his way to winning the Moe's Firecracker 5K 2009 on July 4, 2009. Greg Kahn/Staff
  • Erica Szilagyi-Norgart of Naples, douses herself with a cup of water while she reaches to grab another at the halfway point during the Moe's Firecracker 5K 2009 on July 4, 2009. More than 700 runners competed in the race. Greg Kahn/Staff
  • Runners sprint off the starting line during the Moe's Firecracker 5K 2009 on July 4, 2009. Greg Kahn/Staff
  • J.P. Wichlinski, 11, left, and his brother Gates, 8, get a higher vantage point to see the crowd of runners before taking part in the Moe's Firecracker 5K 2009 on July 4, 2009. Greg Kahn/Staff
  • Julie Sterrett, and Val Montgomery, illuminated only by a flood light, stand and talk in the parking lot of the now closed Pippins restaurant before the Moe's Firecracker 5K 2009 on July 4, 2009. Greg Kahn/Staff
  • Corinne Crouse, center, hugs Denise Shrock, right, while daughter Sophie Shrock, left, looks on after Denise finished the Moe's Firecracker 5K 2009 on July 4, 2009. Shrock, who wanted to finish before she turned 61 in Sept. was happy with accomplishing her goal. 'Six months ago I never dreamed I could do something like this,' Shrock said. 'But I did it.' Greg Kahn/Staff

The 2009 Firecracker 5K run took place during the early hours of the morning on Independence Day, July 4, 2009.

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