The largest number of racers in six years took to East Main Street on the morning of the Fourth of July to compete in the 50th anniversary of the annual Bluegrass 10,000 race.
The event, hosted by Lexington Parks and Recreation, had about 4,170 people registered for the various races, said Paul Hooper, the Lexington Parks and Recreation Information Office Supervisor. A 1-mile fun run, 5k (a new addition this year) and 10k race took place with a $500 cash prize awarded to each men’s and women’s winner of the 10k foot-race division and 10k wheelchair race divisions.
Racers participating in the 10k and 5k set off at 7:30 a.m. on East Main Street to compete, as well as sweat and laugh in the summer heat of Kentucky. The course — plastered in red, white and blue — zigzagged through the heart of downtown Lexington before shooting off on Richmond Road…