Super Kids Race Day

Two-year-old Thomas Drummond III strides to the finish line in first place during Super Kid's Race Day hosted by the Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Department on Sunday, Feb. 2, 2020, at the Southeast Missouri State University Student Recreation Center in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

Three-year-old racers Emily Moore, far left, and Colbie Ramey, both of Jackson, round the final turn in a race as their family members run alongside them at Super Kid's Race Day hosted by the Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Department on Sunday, Feb. 2, 2020, at the Southeast Missouri State University Student Recreation Center in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

Claire Johnson stands at the finish line as Jackson 3-year-olds Emily Moore, far left, and Colbie Ramey vie for first place during Super Kid's Race Day hosted by the Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Department on Sunday, Feb. 2, 2020, at the Southeast Missouri State University Student Recreation Center in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

One-year-old Chance Anderson of Jackson smiles while running in first place during Super Kid's Race Day hosted by the Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Department on Sunday, Feb. 2, 2020, at the Southeast Missouri State University Student Recreation Center in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

One-year-old Chance Anderson of Jackson smiles while running alongside his foster mom, Sarah Devlin, as her husband Ethan Smith watches from the starting line during Super Kid's Race Day hosted by the Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Department on Sunday, Feb. 2, 2020, at the Southeast Missouri State University Student Recreation Center in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

Family members run alongside participants in a heat at Super Kid's Race Day hosted by the Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Department on Sunday, Feb. 2, 2020, at the Southeast Missouri State University Student Recreation Center in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

One-year-old Sage Smith stares at the finish line as her father, Shawn Smith of Millersville, Missouri, attempts to coax her through the end of a race during Super Kid's Race Day hosted by the Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Department on Sunday, Feb. 2, 2020, at the Southeast Missouri State University Student Recreation Center in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

One-year-old Charlie Frese stops short of the finish line and smiles at his mother, Angie Frese of Cape Girardeau, as competitors approach during Super Kid's Race Day hosted by the Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Department on Sunday, Feb. 2, 2020, at the Southeast Missouri State University Student Recreation Center in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

Two-year-olds Rhett Grant, left, and Vera Hileman compete during Super Kid's Race Day hosted by the Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Department on Sunday, Feb. 2, 2020, at the Southeast Missouri State University Student Recreation Center in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation employees watch as 2-year-old Rhett Grant of Jackson crosses the finish line during Super Kid's Race Day on Sunday, Feb. 2, 2020, at the Southeast Missouri State University Student Recreation Center in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

A racer breaks through a ribbon at the finish line during Super Kid's Race Day hosted by the Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Department on Sunday, Feb. 2, 2020, at the Southeast Missouri State University Student Recreation Center in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)