A DUEL at the finish line! Runners at the Motif #1 5K in Rockport, MA.

Runners at the Motif #1 5K in Rockport, MA

LEAPING to the finish line! Runners at the Motif #1 5K in Rockport, MA.

Runners at the Motif #1 5K in Rockport, MA

KICKING to the finish line! (If only MY knee could bend like that!) Runners at the Motif #1 5K in Rockport, MA.

Runners at the Motif #1 5K in Rockport, MA

A young runners FLIES through the dappled sunlight. At the Motif #1 5K in Rockport, MA.

Runners at the Motif #1 5K in Rockport, MA

Even inside a crowded pack, some run in blessed solitude. At the Motif #1 5K in Rockport, MA.

Runners at the Motif #1 5K in Rockport, MA

A beautiful town–made even more so by this river of runners! At the Motif #1 5K in Rockport, MA.

Runners at the Motif #1 5K in Rockport, MA

Barefoot: these are the fastest feet in the race! At the Motif #1 5K in Rockport, MA.

Runners at the Motif #1 5K in Rockport, MA