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Gallery: 2023 Bellingham Bay Marathon

September 24, 2023 4:59 pm

Large groups of runners crowd begin their race as they rush away from the starting line. — The half-marathon runners of the Bellingham Bay Marathon begin their race Sunday, Sept. 24 at the starting line on Railroad Avenue. (Finn Wendt/Cascadia Daily News)

Scott Lipp receives water from a small huddle of members of the Whatcom FC Rangers who are reaching out for runners to grab the water from them as a car drives down from the other side of the road. — Scott Lipp receives water from members of the Whatcom FC Rangers. (Finn Wendt/Cascadia Daily News)

Ian Cervantes cheers on runners from under the barricade and the blue banner at the finish line. — Ian Cervantes cheers on runners from under the barricade at the finish line as he recovers from his 3:19:15 marathon run on the ground. (Finn Wendt/Cascadia Daily News)

Adrian Cedillo running to the finish line as spectators watch from behind the barricades. — Adrian Cedillo wins the male division of the marathon in a time of 2:41:00. (Finn Wendt/Cascadia Daily News)

Courtney Olsen runs through an intersection on Country Lane wearing a bright red tanktop. — Courtney Olsen runs through an intersection on Country Lane. Olsen won the women's marathon with a time of 2:45:13. (Finn Wendt/Cascadia Daily News)

Hundreds of bananas stacked on top of each other. — Hundreds of bananas wait for runners at the finish line. (Finn Wendt/Cascadia Daily News)

Riley Harris crosses the Nooksack River. — Riley Harris crosses the Nooksack River. (Finn Wendt/Cascadia Daily News)

A photo from underneath the incline of West Chestnut Street of runners jogging along the side of the railing. — Runners climb the incline of West Chestnut Street. (Finn Wendt/Cascadia Daily News)

Whitaker Rapp and Claire Fuscoe runs past Gruff Brewing Co's wall art. — Whitaker Rapp, left, and Claire Fuscoe run up East Maple Street before crossing the finish line. (Finn Wendt/Cascadia Daily News)

A wave of 2,465 runners participated in the Bellingham Bay Marathon, which included a marathon, relay marathon, half marathon, 10K and 5K races, on Sunday, Sept. 24.