PHOTO GALLERY: With medals at the end for all, 2,000 run in Awesome 3000

Over 2,000 students from Salem and Keizer crossed a finish line at Bush’s Pasture Park track Saturday, May 16, to raise money for their schools.

Students hit the track just after 8 a.m. for the annual Awesome 3000 race. Runners race anywhere from 300 to 3,000 meters starting at McCulloch Stadium, through the park and end at the finish line back at the stadium. The race, organized by United Way of the Mid-Willamette Valley, has…