Photo Release: Annual Coast Guard races held in Portsmouth, VA

U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 08/05/2017 05:08 PM EDT

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August 05, 2017
U.S. Coast Guard 5th District Mid-Atlantic
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Photo Release: Annual Coast Guard races held in Portsmouth, VA

Sammy the Sea Otter, a Coast Guard mascot that teaches children about boating safety, poses with young runners at the third annual Road Rage Events Coast Guard road races in Portsmouth, Virginia, Aug. 5, 2017. After the 10K and 5K races, children participated in a 1/4-mile dash that began and ended at Portsmouth Pavilion. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Corinne Zilnicki/Released)

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PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The third annual Road Rage Events Coast Guard road races were held in Portsmouth Saturday.

The event included the Coast Guard Cutter 10K, the Coast Guard 5K and the Sammy the Sea Otter 1/4-Mile kids’ dash.

All participants received event T-shirts and were awarded medals for finishing the 5K and/or the 10K, as well as a combo challenge medal for runners completing both races.

The races began and ended at the Portsmouth Pavilion.

Event results will be available at https://www.roadrageevents.com/results.html.

Runners in the Coast Guard Cutter 10K road race run down North Street in Portsmouth, Virginia, Aug. 5, 2017. The Road Rage Events race began and ended at Portsmouth Pavilion. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Corinne Zilnicki/Released)
Runners in the Coast Guard Cutter 10K road race dash down Effingham Street in Portsmouth, Virginia, Aug. 5, 2017. All participants in the third annual Road Rage Events races received a medal and T-shirt. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Corinne Zilnicki/Released)
Coast Guard Lt. Jacqueline Bethel plays “Semper Paratus” on the bagpipes during the Coast Guard 5K road race in Portsmouth, Virginia, Aug. 5, 2017. Bethel completed the 5K race herself before providing music for her fellow runners. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Corinne Zilnicki/Released)
Runners in the Coast Guard 5K road race dash down Crawford Street in Portsmouth, Virginia, Aug. 5, 2017. Participants in the Road Rage Events races ran past the 5th Coast Guard District’s headquarters downtown. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Corinne Zilnicki/Released)
Subscribe 16 Coast Guard Lt.j.g. Kelsey DePorto of the Sector Hampton Roads Command Center runs down Crawford Parkway during the Coast Guard Cutter 10K road race in Portsmouth, Virginia, Aug. 5, 2017. The third annual Road Rage Events race series included the Coast Guard Cutter 10K, the Coast Guard 5K and the Sammy the Sea Otter 1/4-Mile kids’ dash. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Corinne Zilnicki/Released)
Sammy the Sea Otter, a Coast Guard mascot that teaches children about boating safety, cheers on young runners at the third annual Road Rage Events Coast Guard road races in Portsmouth, Virginia, Aug. 5, 2017. After the 10K and 5K races, children participated in a 1/4-mile dash that began and ended at Portsmouth Pavilion. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Corinne Zilnicki/Released)
Coast Guard Capt. Rick Wester, commander, Sector Hampton Roads, celebrates with his 13-year-old son, Luke, after the Coast Guard Cutter 10K road race in Portsmouth, Virginia, Aug. 5, 2017. Wester and his son received medals and T-shirts for completing the 10K race. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Corinne Zilnicki/Released)

 

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