ON THE COURSE – Runners and walkers of all ages set off on the course around Marland Heights Friday night for the 29th-annual Marland Heights 5K, organized by the Weirton Board of Parks and Recreation. -- Craig Howell https://ogden_images.s3.amazonaws.com/www.weirtondailytimes.com/images/2025/08/09101707/MH-5K-2025.mp4

WEIRTON – The Marland Heights 5K Classic has, for years, been about community and tradition.

That remained true Friday as an estimated 100 runners and walkers of all ages stepped up to the starting line for the 29th-annual race, which features a course winding through the Marland Heights neighborhood of Weirton.

“We are proud of the legacy this race has,” said Coty Shingle, executive director of Weirton Parks.

The race is organized each year through the auspices of the

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