Ron and Valerie Ryan stop for a picture in front of a jet engine before participating in a 5K race in the early hours of the morning on a runway at Denver International Airport on September 10, 2022. (Photo by Kevin Mohatt/Special to The Denver Post)
Runners participate in a 5K race in the early hours of the morning on a runway at Denver International Airport on September 10, 2022. (Photo by Kevin Mohatt/Special to The Denver Post)
Runners line up at the starting line in the race for a 5K race in the early hours of the morning on a runway at Denver International Airport on September 10, 2022. (Photo by Kevin Mohatt/Special to The Denver Post)
Runners participate in a 5K race in the early hours of the morning on a runway at Denver International Airport on September 10, 2022. (Photo by Kevin Mohatt/Special to The Denver Post)
Lonnie Somers provides words of encouragement to runners participating in a 5K race in the early hours of the morning on a runway at Denver International Airport on September 10, 2022. (Photo by Kevin Mohatt/Special to The Denver Post)
Runners participate in a 5K race in the early hours of the morning on a runway at Denver International Airport on September 10, 2022. (Photo by Kevin Mohatt/Special to The Denver Post)
A runner is reflected in a puddle during a 5K race in the early, rainy hours of the morning on a runway at Denver International Airport on September 10, 2022. (Photo by Kevin Mohatt/Special to The Denver Post)
Runners participate in a 5K race in the early hours of the morning on a runway at Denver International Airport on September 10, 2022. (Photo by Kevin Mohatt/Special to The Denver Post)
A plane takes off while a 5K race takes place on a runway at Denver International Airport on September 10, 2022. (Photo by Kevin Mohatt/Special to The Denver Post)
Captain Shane Haughian, a pilot for United Airlines, congratulates runners at the finish line of a 5K race in the early, rainy hours of the morning on a runway at Denver International Airport on September 10, 2022. (Photo by Kevin Mohatt/Special to The Denver Post)
Captain Shane Haughian, a pilot for United Airlines, congratulates runners at the finish line of a 5K race in the early hours of the morning on a runway at Denver International Airport on September 10, 2022. (Photo by Kevin Mohatt/Special to The Denver Post)
Suzanne Unks, left, and Jody Caporaso stop by a sign that states "Active Taxiway" after completing a 5K race in the early hours of the morning on a runway at Denver International Airport on September 10, 2022. (Photo by Kevin Mohatt/Special to The Denver Post)
Runners gather in a hangar after participating in a 5K race in the early hours of the morning at Denver International Airport on September 10, 2022. (Photo by Kevin Mohatt/Special to The Denver Post)
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Ron and Valerie Ryan stop for a picture in front of a jet engine before participating in a 5K race in the early hours of the morning on a runway at Denver International Airport on September 10, 2022. (Photo by Kevin Mohatt/Special to The Denver Post)
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Despite cold, rainy weather, runners turned out for the first Denver 5K on the Runway on Saturday morning at Denver International Airport.
Participants took off at 6 a.m. for an early morning start to the event, which was organized by the Colfax Marathon, in cooperation with the airport operations team. A post-race party with breakfast and music was held in a nearby United Airlines hangar.
