Sunburst races return after COVID-19 canceled them last year and delayed them from June

Runners wear masks at the start of this year's Sunburst 10K race Saturday on Lafayette Boulevard in downtown South Bend. As a COVID-19 precautionary measure, runners were required to mask at the starting line, allowed to toss them into barrels about 50 feet later and were asked to mask again as they approached the finish line. The annual race, which raises money for Beacon Health's Memorial Children's Hospital, was canceled last year because of the pandemic. Organizers said the number of racers this year was down by about half, partly because the event had been postponed from its usual date in June.