Photos by Mary Alice Murphy

The photo essay includes  photos from three downtown corners of racers in in Master Men 3, 4, Master Men 2, 3, Women 2, 3 and the citizen's races hosted by First New Mexico Bank. Citizen racers included 3- and 4-year olds, 5- and 6-year olds,  a large group of 7- and 9-year-old girls that had to be broken into two groups, a smaller group of 7- and 9-year-old boys, 13-16 years olds and a group of 17-35+ who did an entire lap, just like the pros.

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