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Runners make their way along the course of the 5K and 10K races at the 2019 Head Over Teal 5K, 10K and Family Fall Festival in The Preserve community in Hoover, Alabama, on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019.
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Runners prepare for the start of the 5K and 10K races at the 2019 Head Over Teal 5K, 10K and Family Fall Festival in The Preserve community in Hoover, Alabama, on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019.
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Runners take off at the start of the 5K and 10K races at the 2019 Head Over Teal 5K, 10K and Family Fall Festival in The Preserve community in Hoover, Alabama, on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019.
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Ribbons are placed on the lawn of The Preserve Town Center in honor of women who died of gynecologic cancer at the 2019 Head Over Teal 5K, 10K and Family Fall Festival in The Preserve community in Hoover, Alabama, on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019.
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People gather for the distribution of awards at the 2019 Head Over Teal 5K, 10K and Family Fall Festival in The Preserve community in Hoover, Alabama, on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019.
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Runners refresh themselves with water at the end of the 5k and 10K races at the 2019 Head Over Teal 5K, 10K and Family Fall Festival in The Preserve community in Hoover, Alabama, on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019.
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Ryan Hughes of the Bluff Park community in Hoover, Alabama, grabs some food at the 2019 Head Over Teal 5K, 10K and Family Fall Festival in The Preserve community in Hoover, Alabama, on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019.
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Members of the Making a Difference Band play at the 2019 Head Over Teal 5K, 10K and Family Fall Festival in The Preserve community in Hoover, Alabama, on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019. Doug McCullough plays the banjo, and Chuck King plays the trumpet.
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Runners and walkers take off at the start of the 5K and 10K races at the 2019 Head Over Teal 5K, 10K and Family Fall Festival in The Preserve community in Hoover, Alabama, on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019.
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People participate in group stretching prior to the start of the races at the 2019 Head Over Teal 5K, 10K and Family Fall Festival in The Preserve community in Hoover, Alabama, on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019.
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People participate in group stretching prior to the start of the races at the 2019 Head Over Teal 5K, 10K and Family Fall Festival in The Preserve community in Hoover, Alabama, on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019.
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Runners take off at the start of the 5K and 10K races at the 2019 Head Over Teal 5K, 10K and Family Fall Festival in The Preserve community in Hoover, Alabama, on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019.
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Runners take off at the start of the 5K and 10K races at the 2019 Head Over Teal 5K, 10K and Family Fall Festival in The Preserve community in Hoover, Alabama, on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019.
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Runners and walkers take off at the start of the 5K and 10K races at the 2019 Head Over Teal 5K, 10K and Family Fall Festival in The Preserve community in Hoover, Alabama, on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019.
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Walkers take part in the 2019 Head Over Teal 5K, 10K and Family Fall Festival in The Preserve community in Hoover, Alabama, on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019.
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Runners make their way along the course of the 5K and 10K races at the 2019 Head Over Teal 5K, 10K and Family Fall Festival in The Preserve community in Hoover, Alabama, on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019.
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Runners make their way along the course of the 5K and 10K races at the 2019 Head Over Teal 5K, 10K and Family Fall Festival in The Preserve community in Hoover, Alabama, on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019.
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Runners make their way along the course of the 5K and 10K races at the 2019 Head Over Teal 5K, 10K and Family Fall Festival in The Preserve community in Hoover, Alabama, on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019.
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Runners make their way along the course of the 5K and 10K races at the 2019 Head Over Teal 5K, 10K and Family Fall Festival in The Preserve community in Hoover, Alabama, on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019.
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Runners make their way along the course of the 5K and 10K races at the 2019 Head Over Teal 5K, 10K and Family Fall Festival in The Preserve community in Hoover, Alabama, on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019.
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Runners make their way along the course of the 5K and 10K races at the 2019 Head Over Teal 5K, 10K and Family Fall Festival in The Preserve community in Hoover, Alabama, on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019.
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Runners make their way along the course of the 5K and 10K races at the 2019 Head Over Teal 5K, 10K and Family Fall Festival in The Preserve community in Hoover, Alabama, on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019.
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Jessica Bouaker, at left, and Julie Myers direct runners at the split of the 5K and 10K races at the 2019 Head Over Teal 5K, 10K and Family Fall Festival in The Preserve community in Hoover, Alabama, on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019.
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Drew and Julie Cundiff, their son Philip Cundiff and dog Elphie were participants at the 2019 Head Over Teal 5K, 10K and Family Fall Festival in The Preserve community in Hoover, Alabama, on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019. The Cundiffs were members of Team Ginny, which was put together in honor of Ginny Bourland, a Hoover woman who died of ovarian cancer in 2017.
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Numerous dogs were at the 2019 Head Over Teal 5K, 10K and Family Fall Festival in The Preserve community in Hoover, Alabama, on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019.
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Sam Biddle, 2, of Leeds, Alabama, throws rings on pumpkin stems at the 2019 Head Over Teal 5K, 10K and Family Fall Festival in The Preserve community in Hoover, Alabama, on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019.
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Grace and Sophia Gullung, residents of The Preserve community in Hoover, Alabama, participate in the cake walk at the 2019 Head Over Teal 5K, 10K and Family Fall Festival in The Preserve on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019.
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People participate in the festivities at the 2019 Head Over Teal 5K, 10K and Family Fall Festival in The Preserve community in Hoover, Alabama, on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019.
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Grace Hiers and Maggie Flemming spray the hair of Hayden Pilkington of Bessemer, Alabama, at the 2019 Head Over Teal 5K, 10K and Family Fall Festival in The Preserve community in Hoover, Alabama, on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019.
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Justin Hoekstra of the Riverchase communty in Hoover, Alabama, holds 19-month-old Eva at the 2019 Head Over Teal 5K, 10K and Family Fall Festival in The Preserve community in Hoover, Alabama, on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019. They were members of the Shay's Rays team, which was put together in honor of Shay McNamee, a Homewood woman who died of gynecologic cancer in 2016.
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Andrew Pitts, Matthew Pitts and Hudson Jackman rest on the stpes of The Preserve Town Hall at the 2019 Head Over Teal 5K, 10K and Family Fall Festival in The Preserve community in Hoover, Alabama, on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019.
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Awards for the top finishers of the 2019 Head Over Teal 5K and 10K races are lined up for distribution at The Preserve Town Hall in Hoover, Alabama, on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019.
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Mary Anne King, executive director of the Laura Crandall Brown Foundation, announces the top finishers at the 2019 Head Over Teal 5K, 10K and Family Fall Festival in The Preserve community in Hoover, Alabama, on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019.
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About 800 people registered to participate in the 5K and 10K races at the 2019 Head Over Teal 5K, 10K and Family Fall Festival in The Preserve community in Hoover, Alabama, on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019.
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Bentley Watts of Hoover, Alabama, makes bubbles at the 2019 Head Over Teal 5K, 10K and Family Fall Festival in The Preserve community in Hoover, Alabama, on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019.
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Friends and family members of Shay McNamee, a Homewood woman who died of gynecologic cancer in 2016, pose for a photo at the 2019 Head Over Teal 5K, 10K and Family Fall Festival in The Preserve community in Hoover, Alabama, on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019. They formed a team called Shay's Rays and had the largest team at the event, with 55 people.
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Josiah, Selah and Kendall King of Hoover, Alabama, get their picture taken at a photo booth at the 2019 Head Over Teal 5K, 10K and Family Fall Festival in The Preserve community in Hoover, Alabama, on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019.
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The Making a Difference Band plays at the 2019 Head Over Teal 5K, 10K and Family Fall Festival in The Preserve community in Hoover, Alabama, on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019. From left are Doug McCullough on banjo, Chuck King on trumpet and Tom Dameron on tuba.
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Jaylon Eslava refreshes himself with water at the end of the 5K race at the 2019 Head Over Teal 5K, 10K and Family Fall Festival in The Preserve community in Hoover, Alabama, on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019.
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Volunteers hand out water at the end of the 5K and 10K races at the 2019 Head Over Teal 5K, 10K and Family Fall Festival in The Preserve community in Hoover, Alabama, on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019.
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Hoover Mayor Frank Brocato, center, joins other runners as they make their way along the course of the 5K and 10K races at the 2019 Head Over Teal 5K, 10K and Family Fall Festival in The Preserve community in Hoover, Alabama, on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019.
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Runners take off at the start of the 5K and 10K races at the 2019 Head Over Teal 5K, 10K and Family Fall Festival in The Preserve community in Hoover, Alabama, on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019.
The 2019 Head Over Teal 5K, 10K and Family Fall Festival held Saturday in The Preserve community in Hoover raised an estimated $50,000 for gynecologic cancer research and support, organizers said.
Nearly 800 people registered to participate in the two races, including about 700 in the 5K and about 100 in the 10K, said Mary Anne King, executive director for the Laura Crandall Brown Foundation, which organized the event.
There were 428 finishers in the 5K and 80 in the 10K, online race results show.
The winner of the 5K was 32-year-old Zach Ridgway of the Brook Highland community in north Shelby County, with a time of 18 minutes and 12 seconds. Keri Frazier, 37, of Birmingham came in second and was the top female finisher, with a time of 19:13.
In the 10K, Ryan Thomas, 39, of Birmingham won first place, with a time of 45:28. The top female finisher was Whitney Woodard, 31, of Birmingham, with a time of 47:22. Woodard came in third overall in the 10K.
Some people formed teams in honor of people who died of gynecologic cancer or are battling it. A group called Shay’s Rays had the largest team, with 55 participants. They were there in memory of Shay McNamee, a Homewood resident who died of gynecologic cancer three years ago at the age of 47.
Her mother, Marguerite McNamee, said it means so much to see people honor her by coming out to the Head Over Teal races. Shay McNamee was so active with the races before her death, and the event meant a lot to her, her mother said.
Friends and family members were always very supportive of her during her battle with cancer, Marguerite McNamee said. “There wasn’t a day that passed that they didn’t rally or come see her,” she said. “I couldn’t make it a day without my family.”
Marguerite McNamee said there was no history of gynecologic cancer in their family prior to her daughter being diagnosed with it. She strongly urges women to get checked out, saying a blood test is the only way to detect it.
King said she was pleased with the turnout and the money raised with this year’s Head Over Teal event, which was the 10th year for the event. Turnout is always affected a little bit when the Alabama football team has an 11 a.m. home game on the same day, but “we had a great crowd,” she said. “We had the highest sponsorship total we’ve ever had.”
In addition to the races, the festival included games, an inflatable bounce house, pumpkin decorating, a photo booth and food.
