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Layne Adams, Kirksey Middle School student, right, leads the pack at the start of the South First Street 5K on Saturday at Kirksey. The 3.1-mile run was a fundraiser to raise money for a climbing wall at the school gym, said Deb Walter, a Kirksey physical education teacher. The event featured a competitive 5-kilometer run and an informal 5-kilometer run for families to promote family fitness. Walter said $13,000 of the needed $18,000 for the climbing wall has been raised.