Runners, walkers (and their 4-legged friends) celebrate July 4th at Crown Valley Community Park

Parents cheer on their young runners at the start of the quarter mile kids run, July 4, 2019 at Crown Valley Community Park.
Steven Georges, Contributing Photographer

Nine-year-old Daytona Jones of Laguna Niguel gives her dog, 6-year-old Lacey, an Austrian Cattle Dog, a hug after she won the Most Patriotic Pooch award during the 41st Annual Fourth of July Run’s Patriotic Dog contest, July 4, 2019 at Crown Valley Community Park.
Steven Georges, Contributing Photographer

George Wilmington, left, runs with an American flag with Travis Weaver during the 41st Annual Fourth of July Run in the Parks, July 4, 2019 at Crown Valley Community Park.
Steven Georges, Contributing Photographer

Runners at the start of the 41st Annual Fourth of July Run in the Parks, July 4, 2019 at Crown Valley Community Park.
Steven Georges, Contributing Photographer

Runners make their way down a narrow path at the start of the 41st Annual Fourth of July Run in the Parks, July 4, 2019 at Crown Valley Community Park.
Steven Georges, Contributing Photographer

A dog is startled by the flash of a camera at the start of the 41st Annual Fourth of July Run in the Parks, July 4, 2019 at Crown Valley Community Park.
Steven Georges, Contributing Photographer

Laura Pratt (64) gets a high-five from Gabriel Penix at the start of the 41st Annual Fourth of July Run in the Parks, July 4, 2019 at Crown Valley Community Park.
Steven Georges, Contributing Photographer

Runners near the finish line during the 41st Annual Fourth of July Run in the Parks, July 4, 2019 at Crown Valley Community Park.
Steven Georges, Contributing Photographer

Nathaniel Allenby of Nomad Artz entertains runners before the start of the 41st Annual Fourth of July Run in the Parks, July 4, 2019 at Crown Valley Community Park.
Steven Georges, Contributing Photographer

Runners gather before the singing of the National Anthem at the start of the 41st Annual Fourth of July Run in the Parks, July 4, 2019 at Crown Valley Community Park.
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Talia Kahlow takes her dog with her on the run at the start of the 41st Annual Fourth of July Run in the Parks, July 4, 2019 at Crown Valley Community Park.
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A little girl seems to be more interested in her smartphone that the run as her father, Scott Jones, pushes her during the 41st Annual Fourth of July Run in the Parks, July 4, 2019 at Crown Valley Community Park.
Steven Georges, Contributing Photographer

Mogaui gets ready to participate in the Patriotic Dog contest, part of the 41st Annual Fourth of July Run, July 4, 2019 at Crown Valley Community Park.
Steven Georges, Contributing Photographer