NewsMarch 16, 2019
Scenes from the 10th annual Howard Aslinger Endurance Run on Saturday, March 16, 2019, at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau. Race director Kim Kelpe of Cape Girardeau said the event, named for her late father, raises money for the Howard Aslinger Foundation which provides scholarships to people with disabilities. “I think he’d be really proud of all of us. It’s really a family event,” she said of her father. The 24-hour running portion of the event started at 7 p.m. Friday lasting until 7 p.m. Saturday.
Chris Freels of Paducah, Kentucky, makes his way along the course of the 10th annual Howard Aslinger Endurance Run on Saturday, March 16, 2019, at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau. 
Chris Freels of Paducah, Kentucky, makes his way along the course of the 10th annual Howard Aslinger Endurance Run on Saturday, March 16, 2019, at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau. 
Athletes traverse the course of the 10th annual Howard Aslinger Endurance Run on Saturday, March 16, 2019, at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau.
Athletes traverse the course of the 10th annual Howard Aslinger Endurance Run on Saturday, March 16, 2019, at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau.
Sarah Thompson of Jackson runs during the 10th annual Howard Aslinger Endurance Run on Saturday, March 16, 2019, at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau.
Sarah Thompson of Jackson runs during the 10th annual Howard Aslinger Endurance Run on Saturday, March 16, 2019, at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau.
Eric Strand of Wildwood, Missouri, runs past a mural of an American flag during the 10th annual Howard Aslinger Endurance Run on Saturday, March 16, 2019, at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau.
Eric Strand of Wildwood, Missouri, runs past a mural of an American flag during the 10th annual Howard Aslinger Endurance Run on Saturday, March 16, 2019, at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau.
Evy McKeever of Carterville, Illinois, runs along the course of the 10th annual Howard Aslinger Endurance Run on Saturday, March 16, 2019, at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau. McKeever said she was running the one-hour run portion of the event.
Evy McKeever of Carterville, Illinois, runs along the course of the 10th annual Howard Aslinger Endurance Run on Saturday, March 16, 2019, at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau. McKeever said she was running the one-hour run portion of the event.
Bob Somers of Bowling Green, Kentucky, hydrates next to Amanda Lowery of Carbondale, Illinois, during the 10th annual Howard Aslinger Endurance Run on Saturday, March 16, 2019, at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau.
Bob Somers of Bowling Green, Kentucky, hydrates next to Amanda Lowery of Carbondale, Illinois, during the 10th annual Howard Aslinger Endurance Run on Saturday, March 16, 2019, at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau.
Eric Strand of Wildwood, Missouri, makes his way along the course of the 10th annual Howard Aslinger Endurance Run on Saturday, March 16, 2019, at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau.
Eric Strand of Wildwood, Missouri, makes his way along the course of the 10th annual Howard Aslinger Endurance Run on Saturday, March 16, 2019, at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau.
Layne Burner of Cape Girardeau makes her way along the course of the 10th annual Howard Aslinger Endurance Run on Saturday, March 16, 2019, at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau.
Layne Burner of Cape Girardeau makes her way along the course of the 10th annual Howard Aslinger Endurance Run on Saturday, March 16, 2019, at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau.
Amanda Lowery of Carbondale, Illinois, runs during the 10th annual Howard Aslinger Endurance Run on Saturday, March 16, 2019, at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau.
Amanda Lowery of Carbondale, Illinois, runs during the 10th annual Howard Aslinger Endurance Run on Saturday, March 16, 2019, at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau.
Mike Burnett of Cape Girardeau runs along the course of the 10th annual Howard Aslinger Endurance Run on Saturday, March 16, 2019, at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau.
Mike Burnett of Cape Girardeau runs along the course of the 10th annual Howard Aslinger Endurance Run on Saturday, March 16, 2019, at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau.
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Scenes from the 10th annual Howard Aslinger Endurance Run on Saturday, March 16, 2019, at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau. Race director Kim Kelpe of Cape Girardeau said the event, named for her late father, raises money for the Howard Aslinger Foundation which provides scholarships to people with disabilities. “I think he’d be really proud of all of us. It’s really a family event,” she said of her father. The 24-hour running portion of the event started at 7 p.m. Friday lasting until 7 p.m. Saturday.

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