The name of game was exercise and it was all in celebration of Hartford's inaugural MOVE! Festival.
The Urban League of Greater Hartford, which works to empower communities of color, joined forces with the Hartford Marathon Foundation and Pratt & Whitney to put on the race.
People of all ages gathered in Keney Park to run a mile or 5K (3.1 miles).
"Whatever we can do to try and focus people's attention on health, I think is sort of the first place of resistance when you have something like covid," said Earl Exum.
Exum is an executive with the festival's key sponsor Pratt & Whitney and serves on the Urban League Board. He was also the first to finish the mile run.
The two quickest 5K runners say they saw this as great opportunity for health and community. One heard about it online while searching for a run as she trains for a marathon.
"I'm just happy to be able to support a good cause and also get my practice in," said Jessica Smith, of Stafford.
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