Runners head north on Howell Prairie Road during the Capitol FC half marathon on Sunday, June 6, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)
Runners competing in Capital Futbol Club’s half marathon, 10k or 5k Sunday were cheered on by soccer players.
The money raised at the races benefitted Salem’s nonprofit youth soccer club, which has 2,500 members.
Capital FC has plans for expanding its current facility by adding two additional turf fields and a community center.
-Saphara Harrell
Mia Dawson, right, and Sydney Moneke finish strong after running the Capitol FC 5K on Sunday, June 6, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)
Spectators cheer on a runner in the Capitol FC half marathon on Sunday, June 6, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)
Runners in the Capitol FC half marathon start the race from the football club’s property on State Street on Sunday, June 6, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)
Jacob Knapp, of Salem, crosses the finish line of the Capitol FC half marathon on Sunday, June 6, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)
Isabelle Leber and Evelyn Wirfs cheer on runners while manning a water station during the Capitol FC half marathon on Sunday, June 6, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)
Members of the 2007 boys black team man a water station and hand out gummy bears during the Capitol Football Club 10k on Sunday, June 6, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)
A runner competes in the Capitol FC 10k on Sunday, June 6, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)
Allie Miller, of Portland, and Jackie Hanna, of Salem, run in the Capitol FC 10k on Sunday, June 6, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter
Runners in the Capitol FC half marathon start the race from the football club’s property on State Street on Sunday, June 6, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)
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