It was a beautiful morning for the 7th Annual Mill Pond Mile
Shelly Berg (Cody's mom) with her parents, Jan and Dallas "Tex" Warne
Wake up Paul! How's the coffee?
Looks like someone's about to lose a finger
Shelly Berg with Jordan and Cole Baker
Bailey and Bonnie Hauser drove in from Raymond
Shelly Berg with twin sister, Kelly Liebl
Amber, Rachel and Greg were visiting from Minneapolis
Jill Kidrowski and Travis Vlamick were in charge of coffee, donuts, and wristbands. The donuts were donated by Cash Wise Foods.
Front: Lucas Koch, Jake Frank, Tyke Borka Back: Zach Borka, Chris Hacker, Dylan Berg
Good friends, LeeAnn Clayton, Shelly Berg and Betsy Bonnema
Thomas Stageberg is ready to run!
Sue Cooreman helps with registrations
Jan Warne (Cody's grandma), Nancy Powell, and Carol Berg (Cody's other grandma) have helped hand out race bags every single year
It's just about race time!
From Left to right: Kiah Peterson, Samantha Borka, Geno Borka, Jolene Borka
Spectators look over Cody's display board and photos from past races
Hey! Who's that out on the Mill Pond?? The sign says "Just Married!"
Betsy Bonnema interviews the newlyweds, Mill Pond Millie and Mill Pond Milton
Oh, how sweet. Ian Thompson caught Millie's bouquet!
Cody's parents, Jim and Shelly Berg, accept a donation from the Sons of the American Legion
Mill Pond Millie, Milton, and the NL-S Wildcat lead the kids in some pre-race warm ups
Lainey, Coral, Bailey and Jessi jog in place
Our biggest crowd ever! Almost 300 racers!
The boys check out Milton and Millie's Love Boat
Enjoying a view of the Mill Pond
Shelly gives a few pre-race rules. Afterward, Pastor Kathy Huntley from Peace Lutheran Church in New London led us in a short prayer.
The racers line up...
and they're off!
Derrick Banderling from Willmar was the first runner to cross the finish line