For The Tribune
TRUSSVILLE — Paine Primary School last month announced the names of the 41 participants in the 2014 Mercedes Kids Marathon.
The local event helped raise money for various charities in the area.
After training in their physical education classes at school, the students ran the last mile of their marathon with several hundred other students from across the state. After crossing the finish line, they received a medal to reward them for their accomplishment.
Participants included Wilks Nichols, Elly Morris, Wesley Patterson, James Auvil, Luke Pinion, Chaney Peters, Reagan Hanson, Isabel Delgado, Emily Giangrosso, Kaylee Rose Elrod, Beck Peterson, Sam Brooks, John DeArman, Rob Burtram, Anna Morris, Trent Northern, Avery Burke, Kate Harrington, Antonio Delgado, Cooper Landry, Asher Tharp, Brynlea Franklin, Michael Kennedy, Addison Freeman, Ren Peterson, Conrad Jones, Noah Pearson, Christian Zwiebel, Pierce Heinzman, Josh Dodson, Mallory Lane, Nate Dodson, Veronica Sherbrook, Same Greene, Reagan Lawson, Teague Jones, Cade Watkins, Ramsey Faye Wilson, Sara Beth Slaughter, Micah Johnson and Gentry Briggs.
The Mercedes Marathon has raised more than $4 million for local charities over the past 13 years.