Pat's Run, the annual fundraising event to support the Pat Tillman Foundation’s Tillman Scholars program, drew 30,000 runners and thousands of supporters to Tempe on Saturday. The 4.2-mileThe length of the race symbolizes Pat Tillman's No. 42 jersey as a member of the Arizona State University football team from 1994-97. run/walk finished on the north side of Arizona State University's Sun Devil Stadium with a race expo and after-party.
Earlier in the week, the Balsz Elementary School in Phoenix announced a name change to the Pat Tillman Middle School, in honor of the former ASU Sun Devil and Arizona Cardinals football player who died during military combat operations in Afghanistan in 2004.
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Aerotek employee Amanda Waldbaum cheers with her teammates before the start of the annual Pat's Run on Saturday. Approximately 30,000 runners competed in the 4.2-mile run/walk around Tempe.
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ASU psychology senior and veteran Joaquin Diaz poses for a portrait with his flag prior to the 2018 Pat's Run in Tempe.
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Paricipants take their place and stretch before the start of Pat's Run.
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Runners take off during the annual Pat Tillman run in Tempe on Saturday morning.
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The annual Pat's Run has become a community-wide event, stretching far beyond Tempe to include Honor Runs in 33 communities.
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The race's 4.2-mile length symobolizes No. 42, Pat Tillman's jersey number while playing for the Sun Devils.
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Pat's Run participants make their way north on Rural Road, past a cheerleader.
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Runners cross the Mill Avenue bridge in Tempe during Pat's Run.
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Pat's Run participants pass ironwood tree flowers as they run down Rio Salado Parkway.
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Runners cross the finish line during the annual Pat's Run.
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(From left) Lynne O'Brien, Shayla O'Brien and Seth O'Brien take a selfie with their medals after the 2018 Pat's Run.
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Runner Carolyn Carbone stretches at the College of Health Solutions booth after Pat's Run.
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ASU alumna Lori Horton hands Sparky her granddaughter, Sophia Green, for a photo at the after-race expo and celebration.
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Children try their hand at hockey in the Arizona Coyotes' tent at the race expo.
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Emily Massia of the Travis Manion Foundation asks for volunteers to write letters to service members.
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Children participate in the the 0.42-mile Kids Run, a part of the annual Pat's Run.
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Community members learn about ASU programs at a series of booths, such as this one for the ASU Print and Imaging Lab — which was giving out paper "Tillman 42" megaphones created at the state-of-the-art lab on the Polytechnic campus.
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On April 17, Balsz Elementary School in Phoenix announced a new name — Pat Tillman Middle School — and unveiled a new sign. Future fall 2018 students gathered in the auditorium to hear speakers from the Valley and the Tillman family.
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Students cheer as the new school name is announced during an event to introduce the Pat Tillman Middle School, formerly Balsz Elementary School.
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Principal Chad Smith greets future students during an event to announce the newly renamed Pat Tillman Middle School.
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Kevin Tillman, brother of Pat Tillman, addresses future students during an event to announce the newly named Pat Tillman Middle School.
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Top photo: Runners make their way down the Mill Avenue bridge during the annual Pat's Run in Tempe on April 21. Approximately 30,000 runners competed in the 4.2-mile run/walk around Tempe. Photo by Deanna Dent/ASU Now
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