Over 100 people participated. With the weather being so frigid the last few weeks, we slowly started to see our numbers climb when the weather started to warm up, recreation services manager for Columbia Parks and Recreation, Erika Coffman, said. Â
Coffman was in charge of the 7K race Saturday morning and said the temperature increase into the high 30s enticed people to run today. Â
Columbia residents Kimberly and Brad Earnest ran the Stonegrinder 7K for the first time this morning. Kimberly has been racing for 26 years. The Columbia Parks and Rec. just put on a great race. It s been fun to have something to train for to get you out in this cold weather, Kimberly said. Just keeps you motivated.  Â