The half marathon runners take off in the Mercer Island Rotary Half Marathon run/walk for colon cancer awareness Sunday. (Julie Pena/Mercer Island Reporter) | Mercer Island Reporter

The half marathon runners take off in the Mercer Island Rotary Half Marathon run/walk for colon cancer awareness Sunday. (Julie Pena/Mercer Island Reporter)

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