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PHOTOS: Runners take flight on airport runway

Runners gathered early Saturday for the ninth annual Mayor's 5K on the 5th Runway at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta.

JoAnn Mote does an airplane pose at the finish line at the ninth annual Mayor’s 5K on the 5th Runway at Hartsfield-Jackson Airport in Atlanta on Saturday, October 14, 2023. Proceeds from the race will benefit the Mayor’s Youth Scholarship Program and United Way of Greater Atlanta. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

Runners near the finish line at the ninth annual Mayor’s 5K on the 5th Runway at Hartsfield-Jackson Airport in Atlanta on Saturday, October 14, 2023. Proceeds from the race will benefit the Mayor’s Youth Scholarship Program and United Way of Greater Atlanta. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

Runners near the finish line at the ninth annual Mayor’s 5K on the 5th Runway at Hartsfield-Jackson Airport in Atlanta on Saturday, October 14, 2023. Proceeds from the race will benefit the Mayor’s Youth Scholarship Program and United Way of Greater Atlanta. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens (center) takes off at the start line of the ninth annual Mayor’s 5K on the 5th Runway at Hartsfield-Jackson Airport in Atlanta on Saturday, October 14, 2023. Proceeds from the race will benefit the Mayor’s Youth Scholarship Program and United Way of Greater Atlanta. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens speaks to attendees at the ninth annual Mayor’s 5K on the 5th Runway at Hartsfield-Jackson Airport in Atlanta on Saturday, October 14, 2023. Proceeds from the race will benefit the Mayor’s Youth Scholarship Program and United Way of Greater Atlanta. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

Attendees walk toward the runway at the ninth annual Mayor’s 5K on the 5th Runway at Hartsfield-Jackson Airport in Atlanta on Saturday, October 14, 2023. Proceeds from the race will benefit the Mayor’s Youth Scholarship Program and United Way of Greater Atlanta. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

The Atlanta Drum Academy performs at the ninth annual Mayor’s 5K on the 5th Runway at Hartsfield-Jackson Airport in Atlanta on Saturday, October 14, 2023. Proceeds from the race will benefit the Mayor’s Youth Scholarship Program and United Way of Greater Atlanta. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

Angela Allen poses for a photo at the ninth annual Mayor’s 5K on the 5th Runway at Hartsfield-Jackson Airport in Atlanta on Saturday, October 14, 2023. Proceeds from the race benefit the Mayor’s Youth Scholarship Program and United Way of Greater Atlanta. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

The Shepherd family gets ready to participate in the ninth annual Mayor’s 5K on the 5th Runway at Hartsfield-Jackson Airport in Atlanta on Saturday, October 14, 2023. Proceeds from the race will benefit the Mayor’s Youth Scholarship Program and United Way of Greater Atlanta. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

Keshab Thapa finished first at the ninth annual Mayor’s 5K on the 5th Runway at Hartsfield-Jackson Airport in Atlanta on Saturday, October 14, 2023. Proceeds from the race will benefit the Mayor’s Youth Scholarship Program and United Way of Greater Atlanta. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

Attendees cross the finish line at the ninth annual Mayor’s 5K on the 5th Runway at Hartsfield-Jackson Airport in Atlanta on Saturday, October 14, 2023. Proceeds from the race will benefit the Mayor’s Youth Scholarship Program and United Way of Greater Atlanta. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

Medals are handed out at the ninth annual Mayor’s 5K on the 5th Runway at Hartsfield-Jackson Airport in Atlanta on Saturday, October 14, 2023. Proceeds from the race will benefit the Mayor’s Youth Scholarship Program and United Way of Greater Atlanta. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

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Credit: arvin.temkar@ajc.com

JoAnn Mote does an airplane pose at the finish line at the ninth annual Mayor’s 5K on the 5th Runway at Hartsfield-Jackson Airport in Atlanta on Saturday, October 14, 2023. Proceeds from the race will benefit the Mayor’s Youth Scholarship Program and United Way of Greater Atlanta. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

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