Photo Gallery: 43rd annual Run Thru History

Published 4:40 pm Saturday, March 5, 2022

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Alicia Louisville (220) runs alongside the pack at the start of the 43rd annual Run Thru History Saturday in the Vicksburg National Military Park. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

Members of the Warren Central ROTC hold an American flag before the start of the 43rd annual Run Thru History on Saturday. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

Runners put their hands over their hearts during the National Anthem prior to the 43rd annual Run Thru History. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

Vicksburg native and 2017 Miss Mississippi Anne Elizabeth Buys sings the National Anthem before the start of the 43rd annual Run Thru History on Saturday. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

A runner grabs a cup of water from volunteers during the 43rd annual Run Thru History Saturday in the Vicksburg National Military Park. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

Peter Mackintosh (170) reaches for a cup of water during the 43rd annual Run Thru History Saturday in the Vicksburg National Military Park. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

Race director Phillip Doiron shouts encouragement to runners and walkers during the 43rd annual Run Thru History on Saturday. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

The Jeep Mojave pace truck rides through the course during the 43rd annual Run Thru History. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

Ryan Crandall heads for the finish line at the 43rd annual Run Thru History Saturday in the Vicksburg National Military Park. Crandall won the overall 10K championship with a time of 35:14. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

Kristi Hall waves after winning the women's 10K championship at the 43rd annual Run Thru History Saturday in the Vicksburg National Military Park. Hall won for the second year in a row, with a time of 45:52. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

Col. Teresa Schlosser heads for the finish line at the Run Thru History 5K race walk on Saturday. Schlosser won the women's championship with a time of 32:45. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

Larry Robinson leads the pack in the early stages of the Run Thru Hsitory 5K race walk Saturday in the Vicksburg National Military Park. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

Steve Pranger, left, and Larry Robinson give each other a fist bump during the Run Thru History awards ceremony on Saturday. Robinson was awarded the men's championship after Pranger vacated it. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

The famous Run Thru History cannon trophies sit on a table waiting to be handed out at the event's awards ceremony on Saturday. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

Gary Sessums crosses the finish line at the the 43rd annual Run Thru History Saturday in the Vicksburg National Military Park. Sessums and Rodgers Coffing are the only two people to have run in every Run Thru History 10K. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

Runners break from the starting line at the Cannonball Run 1-miler during the 43rd annual Run Thru History Saturday in the Vicksburg National Military Park. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

Annelese Hammond, left, and Oliver Ring hold their trophies for winning the Cannonball Run 1-miler children's fun run Saturday at the 43rd annual Run Thru History. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

Campbell Smith pours herself a beer at the Run Thru History awards ceremony on Saturday. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

A member of The Chill performs at the Run Thru History awards ceremony on Saturday. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

Elaine Smith and Jerry Love dance to the music of The Chill at the Run Thru History awards ceremony on Saturday. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

Katie Fletcher puts ketchup on a hot dog for her daughter Iris at the Run Thru History awards ceremony on Saturday. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

The Run Thru History returned to its traditional home in the Vicksburg National Military Park for its 43rd edition on Saturday, after relocating to a new course across town in 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. More than 600 runners and walkers participated in the 10K run, 5K race walk and Cannonball Run 1-miler children’s fun run.

After the race, participants went across the street to the Hampton Inn and Suites on Clay Street to enjoy refreshments and musical entertainment by Vicksburg band The Chill, as race awards were presented.

The Run Thru History was started in 1980 and has become a Vicksburg tradition. Held on the first Saturday in March each year, the race through the Military Park marks the unofficial start of spring in the Red Carpet City.

Enjoy this selection of photos from Saturday’s event.

MORE RUN THRU HISTORY COVERAGE
• Complete race results
• Act of sportsmanship gives Robinson 5K championship
• Crandall, Hall claim 10K run crowns

About Ernest Bowker

Ernest Bowker is The Vicksburg Post's sports editor. He has been a member of The Vicksburg Post's sports staff since 1998, making him one of the longest-tenured reporters in the paper's 140-year history. The New Jersey native is a graduate of LSU. In his career, he has won more than 50 awards from the Mississippi Press Association and Associated Press for his coverage of local sports in Vicksburg.

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