Neither rain nor cold could stop hundreds of young runners from achieving their goal of completing a 5K run at the University of North Florida Dec. 5.

The event was the culmination of months of training for members of Girls on the Run of Northeast Florida.

After warm-up exercises led by the Jacksonville Jaguars cheerleaders, the New Balance Girls on the Run 5K began inside Hodges Stadium and headed onto the UNF campus. The course ended back at the stadium, where runners took a victory lap around UNF's track before finishing. In addition to the hundreds of girls registered, hundreds of volunteer "running buddies" and coaches also took part. Information on GOTR of NE Florida is available at www.gotrneflorida.org

Here are some scenes from the event courtesy of AIR President, Ed Hardee.

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