Turnout swells for inaugural half marathon

Matt Chinn, organizer of the Capital City Race, welcomes runners and supporters to the inaugural event to raise awareness for mental health in the memory of his friend Jared Palmer Saturday morning at the Capitol.  (Ken Barnes/News Tribune)
Matt Chinn, organizer of the Capital City Race, welcomes runners and supporters to the inaugural event to raise awareness for mental health in the memory of his friend Jared Palmer Saturday morning at the Capitol. (Ken Barnes/News Tribune)

About 350 people ran and walked in memory of Jared Palmer early Saturday morning in Jefferson City.

The inaugural Capital City Race Half Marathon 10K 5K -- or Jared Palmer Memorial Half Marathon -- raised money for educational funds for Palmer's two young children and for Cole County Treatment Courts.

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