1/8Competitors take off at the start of the Garmin 4km Junior Dash.
In pictures: Garmin 4km Junior Dash
The last race on Saturday was certainly one worth waiting for, with some possible future stars of athletics among the hundreds of children taking part in the Garmin 4km Junior Dash.
2/8Competitors line up for the start of the Gold Coast Airport Fun Run including a large contingent of American teenagers. Picture: Tim Marsden.
3/8Archie Wood, 5, with his Aunty Sarah Jane Marshall from Brisbane pose for a photo at the end of the Gold Coast Airport Fun Run. Picture: Tim Marsden.
4/8Callum Curtin, 8, and Aaron Curtin, 6 from Benowa at the end of the Gold Coast Airport Fun Run. Picture: Tim Marsden.
5/8Sayla Donnelley winning the Garmin 4km Junior Dash.
6/8Flynn Pumpa winning the Garmin 4km Junior Dash.
7/8Sayla Donnelley is the winning girl in the Four Kilometre Junior Dash. Picture: Tim Marsden.
8/8Flynn Pumpa wins the Four Kilometre Junior Dash. Picture: Tim Marsden.
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