Photo Gallery: Chillin’ in the Hills 5K
Published 12:36 pm Saturday, May 11, 2024
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Runners take off from the starting line for the 15th annual Chillin' in the Hills 5K on Saturday. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)
Runners take off from the starting line for the 15th annual Chillin' in the Hills 5K on Saturday. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)
Chris Bates (114) catches his breath after crossing the finish line at the 15th annual Chillin' in the Hills 5K on Saturday. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)
Banks Varner sits on the shoulders of his father Wesley Varner at the 15th annual Chillin' in the Hills 5K on Saturday. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)
Mitchell Grogan, Neva Price, Micah Croom and Tiffine Croom pose for a photo together during the 15th annual Chillin' in the Hills 5K on Saturday. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)
Will Bates, left, and Samuel Terrett race toward the finish line of the 15th annual Chillin' in the Hills 5K run on Saturday. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)
Connie Linzy and Johnny Reynolds work the grill at the Port City Kiwanis booth Saturday at the 15th annual Chillin' in the Hills 5K. The event included vendor booths as well as three races. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)
Samuel Terrett, right, makes a move to get past Will Bates (113) just before the finish line of the 15th annual Chillin' in the Hills 5K run on Saturday. Terrett beat Bates by one second to win the race. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)
Samuel Terrett (108) makes a move to get past Will Bates (113) just before the finish line of the 15th annual Chillin' in the Hills 5K run on Saturday. Terrett beat Bates by one second to win the race. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)
Allison Kunz won the 15th annual Chillin' in the Hills 5K run women's championship, with a time of 26:37. She finished ninth overall. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)
Jonah Williams crosses the finish line to win the Chillin' in the Hills one-mile children's fun run on Saturday. Williams ran the mile in 7:02. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)
Bailey Williams crosses the finish line to win the girls' championship in the Chillin' in the Hills one-mile children's fun run on May 11. Williams ran the mile in 9:36. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)
Brooke Weaver pushes a stroller toward the finish line of the the 15th annual Chillin' in the Hills 5K on Saturday. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)
Randy Tolliver crosses the finish line in the Chillin' in the Hills one-mile children's fun run on Saturday. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)
Temper Varner (1064) and Miranda Hubbard head toward the finish line of the the 15th annual Chillin' in the Hills 5K on Saturday. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)
Lynece Fleming, owner of Tee Tee's Things, LLC, organizes the merchandise in her vendor's booth at the 15th annual Chillin' in the Hills 5K on Saturday. An arts and crafts fair was part of the day's festivities for the event. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)
Straw and cowboy hats are for sale at the Kim's Kollections booth at the 15th annual Chillin' in the Hills 5K on Saturday. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)
Runners take off from the starting line for the 15th annual Chillin' in the Hills one-mile children's fun run on Saturday. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)
Jim Williams crosses the finish line in the Chillin' in the Hills one-mile children's fun run on Saturday. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)
Micah Croom crosses the finish line in the Chillin' in the Hills one-mile children's fun run on Saturday. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)
Karen Moore purchases some jewelry from Arnisha Tolliver's booth at the 15th annual Chillin' in the Hills 5K on Saturday. Tolliver is the owner of "A Sassy Charm" and was among more than a dozen vendors selling their wares during the day's festivities. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)
Deanna Adkins looks at some jewelry in the Under the Tree Teaching Ministry & Resources booth at the 15th annual Chillin' in the Hills 5K on Saturday. A crafts fair was part of the day's events at the race, which is a fundraiser for Grace Christian Counseling Center. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)
Sherrunda Adkins helps her daughter Deanna try on a bracelet at the Under the Tree Teaching Ministry & Resources booth at the 15th annual Chillin' in the Hills 5K on Saturday. A crafts fair was part of the day's events at the race, which is a fundraiser for Grace Christian Counseling Center. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)
Gladys Sweet, co-owner of G&K Designs, stands in front of her merchandise at the 15th annual Chillin' in the Hills 5K on Saturday. Sweet runs the business with her daughter, Megan. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)
Candace Strong, an employee with Grace Christian Counseling, sets out race awards for the 15th annual Chillin' in the Hills 5K on Saturday. The Chillin' in the Hills is a fundraiser for the counseling center. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)
Alex Ander receives an age group trophy during the awards ceremony at the 15th annual Chillin' in the Hills 5K on Saturday. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)
The 15th annual Chillin’ in the Hills 5K was held Saturday in downtown Vicksburg.
Beginning and ending at Martin’s at Midtown, 1101 Belmont St., the race included a 5-kilometer run, a 5K race walk, and a children’s one-mile fun run.
Samuel Terrett won the overall 5K run championship with a time of 20:24, just edging out Will Bates by one second in a sprint to the finish.
Allison Kunkz won the women’s 5K run in 26:37.
Ronald Roma was the overall winner of the 5K race walk, with a time of 32:32, and Terrie Foster the women’s winner in 33:59.
Jonah Williams won the fun run with a time of 7:02. Bailey Williams ran the mile in 9:36 for the girls’ championship.
Complete results from Mississippi Race Timing are available at this link.
Approximately 100 people registered for the three races, which were the start of a longer day of fun. In addition to the run and walk, nearly a dozen local vendors set up booths in the restaurant’s parking lot, music was played, and a karaoke contest was scheduled for Saturday afternoon.
The Chillin’ in the Hills is a fundraiser for Grace Christian Counseling, which provides low-cost counseling and mental health services to people in the Vicksburg area.
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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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