Runners and walkers begin the 2017 Nerdy Wolf 5K along the bluff and continuing down State Street Saturday in Natchez. (Nicole Hester | The Natchez Democrat)

PTK president Michael Ware talks to the crowd before the run. (Nicole Hester | The Natchez Democrat)

Jay Pittman laces up her walking shoes before her run. (Nicole Hester | The Natchez Democrat)

Ed Daly kisses his dog, Foxy, after the race. (Nicole Hester | The Natchez Democrat)

Judy Day, who is legally blind, walks with her granddaughter Lily Felter, 8, during the event. “ I just wanted to know I could do it,” Day said. “I cannot give up on stuff.” (Nicole Hester | The Natchez Democrat)

Runners make their way up State Street. (Nicole Hester | The Natchez Democrat)