Fort Worth Cowtown 5K and 10K February 2013

Runners participate in the Cowtown races in Fort Worth.

Runners take off from the starting line during The Cowtown 5K in Fort Worth, Saturday, February 23, 2013. Special/Brandon Wade

Children running in The Cowtown Cook Children's 5K take off from the starting line in Fort Worth, Saturday, February 23, 2013. Special/Brandon Wade

Quincy Hosler runs down the final stretch to the finish line during The Cowtown Children's 5K in Fort Worth, Saturday, February 23, 2013. Hosler finished second in the male division. Special/Brandon Wade

Runners head down the final stretch to the finish line during The Cowtown Children's 5K in Fort Worth, Saturday, February 23, 2013. Special/Brandon Wade

Bell Helicopter employees hand out medals to runners after they finish The Cowtown 10K in Fort Worth, Saturday, February 23, 2013. Special/Brandon Wade

Dereje Hailegiorgis finishes first in the male 5K division during The Cowtown 5K in Fort Worth, Saturday, February 23, 2013. Special/Brandon Wade

Jessica Smith of Roanoke finishes first in the female division during the Cowtown 5K in Fort Worth, Saturday, February 23, 2013. Special/Brandon Wade

Emily Van Dyken finishes first in the female division during The Cowtown 10K in Fort Worth, Saturday, February 23, 2013. Special/Brandon Wade

Antti-Pekka Niinisto of Finland finishes first during The Cowtown 10K in Fort Worth, Saturday, February 23, 2013. Special/Brandon Wade

Runners race off the starting line during the Cowtown Cook Childrens 5K in Fort Worth, Saturday, February 23, 2013. Special/Brandon Wade

Runners take off from the starting line during The Cowtown 5K in Fort Worth, Saturday, February 23, 2013. Special/Brandon Wade

Jon Ellis uses an air horn to signal the start of the Cowtown 10K in Fort Worth, Saturday, February 23, 2013. Special/Brandon Wade

James Sheriff of Wichita Falls, finishes first in the Cowtown Cook Children's 5K in Fort Worth, Saturday, February 23, 2013. Special/Brandon Wade

Cryslan Tucker of Holliday, Tx., finishes first in the female division during The Cowtown Children's 5K in Fort Worth, Saturday, February 23, 2013. Special/Brandon Wade

Cowtown 5k, 10k and Marathon's

I had to wake up dark and early on a Saturday and Sunday to be in place and ready to shoot the start of the Cowtown 2012 races in Fort Worth.

Cowtown Ultra Marathon, Marathon and UNTHSC Half Marathon volunteer Jane Tauscher(cq) fill cups with water for runners before the start of the races on Houston Street in downtown Fort Worth, Sunday, Feb. 26, 2012. Special/Brandon Wade

Cowtown Ultra Marathon, Marathon and UNTHSC Half Marathon volunteers Jane Tauscher, left,(cq) and Nancy Shoup(cq) fill cups with water for runners before the start of the races on Houston Street in downtown Fort Worth, Sunday, Feb. 26, 2012. Special/Brandon WadeA Cowtown UNTHSC Half Marathon runner tries to carefully drink a cup of water handed out by volunteers on Houston Street during the Cowtown Ultra Marathon, Marathon and UNTHSC Half Marathon in downtown Fort Worth, Sunday, Feb. 26, 2012. Special/Brandon WadeA Cowtown UNTHSC Half Marathon runner grabs a cup of water handed out by volunteers on Houston Street during the Cowtown Ultra Marathon, Marathon and UNTHSC Half Marathon in downtown Fort Worth, Sunday, Feb. 26, 2012. Special/Brandon WadeCowtown Ultra Marathon, Marathon and UNTHSC Half Marathon runners race down Houston Street in downtown Fort Worth, Sunday, Feb. 26, 2012. Special/Brandon WadeSamantha Martin, left, and Brianna Calli keep an eye out for their sister and friend Christina Martin, respectively, during the Cowtown Ultra Marathon, Marathon and UNTHSC Half Marathon in downtown Fort Worth, Sunday, Feb. 26, 2012. Special/Brandon WadeCowtown Ultra Marathon, Marathon and UNTHSC Half Marathon runners race down Houston Street in downtown Fort Worth, Sunday, Feb. 26, 2012. Special/Brandon WadeCowtown Ultra Marathon, Marathon and UNTHSC Half Marathon runners grab cups of water handed out by volunteers in downtown Fort Worth, Sunday, Feb. 26, 2012. Special/Brandon Wade