Photo gallery: Runners pound streets of America’s Hometown during 28th annual Hannibal Cannibal

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Runners head out at the start of the 28th annual Hannibal Cannibal, which featured 5/10/15K races and a 5K walk. | Photo courtesy Mathew Kirby

HANNIBAL, Mo. — Two of the region’s top high school distance runners set the pace for the 5K race during the 28th annual Hannibal Cannibal, which took place Saturday with the start/finish line in downtown Hannibal.

West Hancock graduate Miles Sheppard finished first in 10 minutes, 12.3 seconds, while Bowling Green’s Ben Chance was second in 10:45. The top female finisher was Liberty’s Arianna Neisen, who ran the race in 12:49.3.

In the 10K race, Zach Holtz took first in 29:23.9, with Jacob Giedinghagen taking second in 32:03.9. Erica Lindsay was the top female finisher, taking third overall in 34:24.6.

In the 15K race, Thomas Cormier was first in 43:33.9 and Kaitlyn was second in 51:36.1.

Hannibal freelance photographer Mathew Kirby put together this collection of images from the day’s races for this photo gallery:

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