PHOTOS: Mayor’s 5K on the 5th Runway returns to Hartsfield-Jackson

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PHOTOS: Mayor’s 5K on the 5th Runway returns to Hartsfield-Jackson

About 2,000 runners filed onto the the cleared fifth runway at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport to relaunch the Mayor’s 5K on the 5th Runway

Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms takes a selfie while standing next to the airport's General Manager Balram Bheodari and Atlanta Olympians moment before the start of the Mayor’s 5K on the 5th Runway at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on Saturday morning, October 16, 2021. (Photo: Steve Schaefer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms (center) leads the way at the start of the Mayor’s 5K on the 5th Runway at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on Saturday morning, October 16, 2021. (Photo: Steve Schaefer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Runners wait in line to go through the security check before the start of the Mayor’s 5K on the 5th Runway at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on Saturday morning, October 16, 2021. The event was canceled last year because of the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo: Steve Schaefer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Michael Williams poses for a photograph before the start of the Mayor’s 5K on the 5th Runway at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on Saturday morning, October 16, 2021. (Photo: Steve Schaefer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Runners go through the security check before the start of the Mayor’s 5K on the 5th Runway at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on Saturday morning, October 16, 2021. The event was canceled last year due to the coronavirus pandemic. (Photo: Steve Schaefer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Jori Shelton sings the national anthem before the start of the Mayor’s 5K on the 5th Runway at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on Saturday morning, October 16, 2021. (Photo: Steve Schaefer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Airport General Manager Balram Bheodari talks to the press before the start of the Mayor’s 5K on the 5th Runway at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on Saturday morning, October 16, 2021. (Photo: Steve Schaefer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Runners cross the finish line during the Mayor’s 5K on the 5th Runway at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on Saturday morning, October 16, 2021. (Photo: Steve Schaefer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Runners cross the finish line during the Mayor’s 5K on the 5th Runway at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on Saturday morning, October 16, 2021. (Photo: Steve Schaefer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Jorge Gonzalez is the first person to cross the finish line during the Mayor’s 5K on the 5th Runway at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on Saturday morning, October 16, 2021. The race is also an Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race qualifying event. (Photo: Steve Schaefer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Runners head for the finish line during the Mayor’s 5K on the 5th Runway at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on Saturday morning, October 16, 2021. (Photo: Steve Schaefer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Runners head for the finish line during the Mayor’s 5K on the 5th Runway at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on Saturday morning, October 16, 2021. (Photo: Steve Schaefer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Runners head for the finish line during the Mayor’s 5K on the 5th Runway at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on Saturday morning, October 16, 2021. (Photo: Steve Schaefer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms talks with members of the media after running the Mayor’s 5K on the 5th Runway at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on Saturday morning, October 16, 2021. (Photo: Steve Schaefer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Runners head for the finish line during the Mayor’s 5K on the 5th Runway at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on Saturday morning, October 16, 2021. (Photo: Steve Schaefer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Runners head for the finish line during the Mayor’s 5K on the 5th Runway at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on Saturday morning, October 16, 2021. (Photo: Steve Schaefer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

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Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms takes a selfie while standing next to the airport's General Manager Balram Bheodari and Atlanta Olympians moment before the start of the Mayor’s 5K on the 5th Runway at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on Saturday morning, October 16, 2021. (Photo: Steve Schaefer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

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