PHOTOS: 4th Annual Bear Creek Bear Run

Yume Booker crosses the finish line at the 4th Annual Bear Creek Bear Run at Bear Creek Nature Center in Colorado Springs on Saturday, Nov. 10, 2018. Booker was the first woman to cross the finish line, finishing in third place. (Photo by Kelsey Brunner/The Gazette) (Kelsey Brunner)

A family dressed in bear costumes walk down the path before the annual Bear Creek Bear Run at Bear Creek Nature Center in Colorado Springs on Saturday, Nov. 10, 2018. (Photo by Kelsey Brunner/The Gazette) (Kelsey Brunner)

Tarren Lievens, right, leans on the shoulder of Yume Booker before the annual Bear Creek Bear Run at Bear Creak Nature Center in Colorado Springs on Saturday, Nov. 10, 2018. Lievens finished 2nd and Yume finished as a close 3rd. (Photo by Kelsey Brunner/The Gazette) (Kelsey Brunner)

A bear paw marker sits next to the trail during the 4th annual Bear Creek Bear Run near the Bear Creek Nature Center in Colorado Springs on Saturday, Nov. 10, 2018. (Photo by Kelsey Brunner/The Gazette) (Kelsey Brunner)

Participants in the second wave of the Bear Creek Bear Run meander down the path at the Bear Creek Nature Center in Colorado Springs on Saturday, Nov. 10, 2018. (Photo by Kelsey Brunner/The Gazette) (Kelsey Brunner)

Jennifer Snell runs in the 4th annual Bear Creek Bear Run at the Bear Creek Nature Center in Colorado Springs on Saturday, Nov. 10, 2018. This was Snell’s first year participating. (Photo by Kelsey Brunner/The Gazette) (Kelsey Brunner)

Zandra Hearn, left, Tiffany Henry and Tiffany Blagman put on their bear costumes before the 4th annual Bear Creek Bear Run at Bear Creek Nature Center in Colorado Springs on Saturday, Nov. 10, 2018. (Photo by Kelsey Brunner/The Gazette) (Kelsey Brunner)

The costume contest begins before the start of the Bear Creek Bear Run at Bear Creek Nature Center in Colorado Springs on Saturday, Nov. 10, 2018. (Photo by Kelsey Brunner/The Gazette) (Kelsey Brunner)

Angie Shelton, left, looks down at her daughter, Genevieve Shelton, 3, as she hangs onto the Black Bear at Bear Creek Nature Center in Colorado Springs on Saturday, Nov. 10, 2018. “She was like, ‘I love him mommy,'” said Angie about her daughter’s comment about the black bear mascot. (Photo by Kelsey Brunner/The Gazette) (Kelsey Brunner)

The Harris family puts thier numbers on their chests before the start of the Bear Creek Bear Run at Bear Creek Nature Center in Colorado Springs on Saturday, Nov. 10, 2018. (Photo by Kelsey Brunner/The Gazette) (Kelsey Brunner)

The starting line is moved aside so that the first wave of runners can begin the Bear Creek Bear Run at Bear Creek Nature Center in Colorado Springs on Saturday, Nov. 10, 2018. (Photo by Kelsey Brunner/The Gazette) (Kelsey Brunner)

A wave of runners follow the path during the 4th annual Bear Creek Bear Run at Bear Creek Nature Center in Colorado Springs on Saturday, Nov. 10, 2018. (Photo by Kelsey Brunner/The Gazette) (Kelsey Brunner)

Kevin Noleen, center, kisses the head of his daughter Camryn Noleen, 11, and hugs his son Carter Noleen, 10 after the three had all finished the Bear Creek Bear Run at Bear Creek Nature Center in Colorado Springs on Saturday, Nov. 10, 2018. (Photo by Kelsey Brunner/The Gazette) (Kelsey Brunner)

Peggy Ortiz, left, and Vicki Parker finish the Bear Creek Bear Run at Bear Creek Nature Center in Colorado Springs on Saturday, Nov. 10, 2018. The two wanted to participate in the run to “do something crazy.” (Photo by Kelsey Brunner/The Gazette) (Kelsey Brunner)

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PHOTOS: 4th Annual Bear Creek Bear Run

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