A day in the sun for Run for Life participants

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It is a family outing for many who participate in Run for Life to benefit the American Cancer Society.

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Two runners study the course map before moving to the starting line.

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All smiles before their races, runners and friends pose for photos.

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Two runners make a fashion statement during the 5K run, a benefit for the American Cancer Society Relay for Life of Yellowstone County.

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Runners sprint off the starting line for the 5K race in Saturday's Run For Life Run/Walk along Shiloh Road.

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A crossing guard points runners in the right direction.

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The 10K and 5K races took runners through the Shiloh Conservation Area on the west side of Shiloh Road south of King Avenue West.

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Walkers, runners and passengers enjoy the fourth annual Run for Life, which started at Rimrock GMC Cadillac.

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Participants in the run/walk finish their journey on a soft purple carpet.

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Volunteers offer high fives and encouragement to participants in Saturday's Run For Life on Billings' West End.

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After his run, a boy cools off at a kiddie pool full of ice and bottled water.

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A drawing for this cancer-ribbon quilt made by Lynne Barry will be held during the Relay for Life event on July 7. The relay team from United Blood Services is selling raffle tickets for the drawing.

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Luminarias with personal messages are displayed on a table where raffle tickets were sold during the Run for Life on Saturday.

To the hundreds of participants in Saturday’s Run for Life Run/Walk, it may have felt a bit like July, when the annual Relay for Life of Yellowstone County comes around.

But unseasonable heat for the fourth annual Run for Life didn’t seem to bother the crowd, estimated at more than 400. The run raises funds for the Relay for Life, which benefits the American Cancer Society. The 2017 event is July 7 at the Billings West High School track.

The courses for the 10K, 5K and one-mile events all started and ended at Rimrock GMC Cadillac, which sponsors the fundraiser.

The route for 10K and 5K runners and walkers took them through the Shiloh Conservation Area, where volunteers provided encouragement and directions to keep everyone on track as they circled ponds in the 66-acre wetlands.

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