Run with the Chums 5K

Kids run back and forth through poles and other obstacles on Saturday, Sept. 9, during the Smolt Sprint of the 11th annual Run with the Chums 5K in Blaine. (Andy Bronson/Cascadia Daily News)

Runners head uphill at the start of the Run with the Chums 5K. (Andy Bronson/Cascadia Daily News)

With two kids in a stroller, Tim Davis weaves his way through the crowd of runners, walkers and dogs. (Andy Bronson/Cascadia Daily News)

Informational signs line the course. (Andy Bronson/Cascadia Daily News)

Runners head toward the downhill leg to the finish line. (Andy Bronson/Cascadia Daily News)

Runners reach the hill peak and head downhill to the finish line. (Andy Bronson/Cascadia Daily News)

Runners sprint to the finish line. (Andy Bronson/Cascadia Daily News)

Sonar, a nearly blind Australian shepherd, sports goggles to protect its eyes from the sun. (Andy Bronson/Cascadia Daily News)

Dressed as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, just one of many nicknames for his costume, Michael Jay wears garbage found on Whatcom County beaches while attending the Run with the Chums. (Andy Bronson/Cascadia Daily News)

Opal Warlock, left, walks with Phoebe, a Kunekune pig, while Suzanne Warlock walks with two cats in a cart. (Andy Bronson/Cascadia Daily News)

Run with the Chums 5K

September 9, 2023 at 5:00 p.m.