Home, Gallery 1, Gallery 2, Gallery 3, Gallery 4, Gallery 5

Adobe Flash is needed to watch the slides. Get it here free.

More pictures are available at www.movin-pictures.com

To order a picture for printing for $2 from this site, see details.

Run For Dad 5K special for many runners

Ken Hall's wife Kristine not only approved of Ken running the Run For Dad 5K on Saturday (June 14), but she also made arrangements for their five children to be away for the weekend. And then she joined her husband for the point-to-point run that started at Camp Bowie and Merrick and finished in Foch Alley at Chimys restaurant.

The weekend certainly got off to a good start as Ken, 44, won the men's division in what he said was his best time this year, a 16:25.3, and Kristine added to the family's trophy collection by placing second in her 40-44 age division with a 28:53.7.

``I can thank the course for the fast time,'' Ken said of the mostly downhill course that includes the brick-covered Camp Bowie Blvd., which was part of the old Hit the Bricks course.

Women's winner Yolanda Hopping also will enjoy a special Father's Day as she's scheduled to travel to Venezuela on June 20 to see her dad for the first time in two years. She said she is taking her three children, who haven't seen their grandfather for longer than that. ``The kids are so excited,'' she said.

Yolanda, 46, won the women's race in 18:46.4, the first time she's dipped under 19 minutes in five years. ``I had a 19:02 about two years ago,'' said Yolanda, who came within four seconds of her PR.

She said it's been difficult to acquire a passport for Venezuela because of political reasons. Yolanda has lived in the U.S. for 15 years and didn't start running after living here for about three years. She entered the Race for the Cure in Dallas on a team for her first run. ``I didn't know my time wasn't that good, but the team won and I said to myself, `Maybe I can do this.'''

Her running, and a pregnancy, also helped her stopped smoking. ``I smoked a lot,'' she said.

This was the second year for the Run For Dad, and the course changed from last year, with the finish at Chimy's restaurant, where pancakes and sausage were waiting for the participants. Most of the course was downhill, which helped several runners post faster times.