Park City runners lead the pack at July Fourth 5K

4th of July Parade, Main Street, Park City Photo: TownLift//Randi Sidman-Moore

PARK CITY, Utah — The Park City Ski & Snowboard Nordic Club’s annual 5K brought runners from across the country to Park City on the Fourth of July weekend, part of a day that also marked the 250th anniversary of American independence.

The 42nd annual race — run, walked or strolled — drew 1,000 competitors. It began near the Park City Mountain Resort parking lots, headed east down Golf Course Road, continued onto Payday Drive to a turnaround point, and returned to the finish.

Heidi Volker, Park City Ski & Snowboard’s development director and a three-time Olympian in alpine skiing, told TownLift that the same “families are still part of the companies that started” the event.

Post-race festivities were held in the back parking lot of Cole Sport, including a military jet flyover, a parade on Main Street, kids’ races in City Park, a barbecue, a beer garden, and live music. When the sun went down, a drone show lit up the sky above Park City Mountain.

1. Seth Payne, Provo, 19-24, 17:05.4 [flag: your draft has “17:5.4” — confirm this should read 17:05.4 before publishing]
2. Devin Hirschi, Park City, 40-44
3. Mason Tarter, Kentucky, 19-24
4. Mark Flis, Park City, 40-44
5. Trey Jordan, Salt Lake City, 15-18

1. Michele Villalobos, Park City, 40-44, 19:27.0
2. Kate Straneva, Park City, 25-29
3. Roya Hagigholam, Salt Lake City, 30-34
4. Grace Clark, Oklahoma, 25-29
5. Lucy Taylor, Park City, 15-18