A constant thumping of shoes connecting with the ground can be heard over the gasps of people reaching for air as sweat and exhaustion covers their face.

“15 seconds,” Cara Hawkins-Jedlicka shouts.

The intensity of the thumping increases and then a whistle blows signaling a transition from running at a 5k pace to a more relaxed jog for the Palouse Road Runners, a local running club boasting over a thousand members. Read more: https://dailyevergreen.com/32343/life/dedicated-to-giving-back-to-local-youth/

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