Laurel Loflin, right, pets Elvis, a Boston Terrier owned by Daniel Miles, left, at the Reindeer Run 5K Saturday in Vicksburg. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

Izzy, left, greets its owner Jake Kramer near the end of the Reindeer Run 5K Saturday in Vicksburg. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

Howie and Lillebelle sniff each other at the Reindeer Run 5K Saturday in Vicksburg. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

A dog makes its way onto the course at the start of the Reindeer Run 5K Saturday in Vicksburg. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

Ramerian Hamilton and Brandon Gilliam play a reindeer game — in this case, a round of cornhole — during the Reindeer Run 5K Saturday in Vicksburg. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

Runners take off from the starting line as the Reindeer Run 5K gets under way Saturday morning in downtown Vicksburg. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

Race walkers take off from the starting line as the Reindeer Run 5K gets under way Saturday morning in downtown Vicksburg. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

Crosby Dotson (1135) and her dog head toward the finish line of the Reindeer Run 5K. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

Jo Deal (193) runs with her dog during the Reindeer Run 5K Saturday in Vicksburg. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

Nala won first prize in the pet parade costume contest Saturday at the Reindeer Run 5K. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

Daisy gives owner Bonny East a kiss after finishing second in the pet parade contest at the Reindeer Run 5K Saturday in Vicksburg. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

Andrew Klock heads toward the finish line and victory in the Reindeer Run 5K Saturday in downtown Vicksburg. Klock won the race for the third year in a row, with a time of 19:54. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

Libby Beard (1130) adjusts her antlers while walking alongside Sylvia Gurtowski (1131) during the Reindeer Run 5K Saturday in Vicksburg. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

Bonny East and her dog Daisy, dressed as the Grinch and Cindy Lou Who, head for the finish line during the Reindeer Run 5K Saturday in Vicksburg. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

A dog makes its way along the course during the Reindeer Run 5K Saturday in Vicksburg. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

Ron Roma hustles to the finish line during the Reindeer Run 5K Saturday in Vicksburg. Roma finished fourth overall in the event's 5K race walk. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

Lizzie Dickerson, Susan Dickerson, and their dogs Lulu and Sherman hang out near the finish line during the Reindeer Run 5K Saturday in Vicksburg. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

Kim East approaches the finish line during the Reindeer Run 5K Saturday in Vicksburg. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

A runner smiles as he nears the finish line of the Reindeer Run 5K Saturday in Vicksburg. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

Race walkers Donna Ingram (1115), Thomas Sligh (1141) and Todd Boolos (1171) cross the starting line for the Reindeer Run 5K Saturday in Vicksburg. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

Tink, a dog owned by Vicksburg resident Caroline Bradley, watches the action at the Reindeer Run 5K on Saturday. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)