Even though the weather was a little brisk, the trails at the Alabama Nature Center's Sixth Annual Critter Crawl were on fire! Around 200 runners participated in Saturday's race. This run was a fantastic way to expose people the beautiful trails as well as the new NaturePlex facility located at Lanark in Millbrook.
 
The 5K Trail Run and 1 Mile Race took runners through a portion of the Alabama Nature Center's 5 mile trail system.  Zach Taylor, age 18, came in with the fastest time of 19:21; while Gabe Rissman, age 13, had the second best finish of 20:45 on the 5K Trail Run. Jesse Anderson, age 35, also had a fantastic time and came in less than a minute under Gabe at 21:30. 

Although most people wore your standard running attire, there were a few wild critters running around; including raccoons, foxes, bears, cats, a rabbit and even an alligator. An adorable raccoon took home the 1st place prize in the critter contest.
 
We are very appreciative of the support we’ve received from our sponsors and supporters for this year’s Critter Crawl Trail Run. Thank you City of Millbrook, Regions Bank, Prattville Wal-Mart, Hill Hill Carter, Montgomery Expressway, MAX Credit Union, Midtown Pizza Kitchen, Nancy Kirby Law Office, Starbucks, Chicken Salad Chick, Millbrook Family Chiropractic, LLC, Food Outlet, Road I.D., and the U.S Forest Service.