Young and old runners in final preparations for 47th Biscayne Lighthouse 10K/5K run

Longtime Key Biscayne resident Allene Nicholson, 83, vividly recalls the first Biscayne Lighthouse 10K/5K run/walk, which took place 47 years ago.

Nicholson and her friend, Mary Ann Smith, then in her mid-30s, wanted to see who was the fastest runner in Key Biscayne.

“She won first prize because she was a better runner,” said Nicholson, an attorney. “I was the second fastest runner. A good number of people were running, but we outlasted them to take the two top spots among the women.”

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