More than 5,000 walkers and 200 runners were expected at Rentschler Field Sunday for the Run for Babies to benefit the March of Dimes.
It's the second year March of Dimes has added a 5-kilometer run to the event.
As part of the Run for Today partnership with The Today Show, NBC Connecticut Traffic Reporter Heidi Voight, our TV personalities and station staff ran in the 5K, which was followed by the walk.
The event benefits the mission of the March of Dimes, which is to give all babies healthy start at life.
Earlier this week, NBC Connecticut introduced you to one family from Manchester whose baby was born four months premature. Kaleb Mason is 3 years old now and was there leading his own team in the walk portion of the event.
The run kicked off at 8:30 a.m. and the walk stepped off at 10 a.m. with more than 5,000 walkers.
