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Photos: The fourth annual Run the Rainbow for Children’s

Published on Monday, March 23, 2026

Photos By: Lindsay McMurtray/ UMMC Communications

Runners from around the state and country laced up to support the state’s only children’s hospital at the fourth annual Run the Rainbow for Children’s in downtown Jackson.

Hannah Lee of Jackson shows off the 2026 Run the Rainbow half marathon medal after finishing her race.
Hannah Lee of Jackson shows off the 2026 Run the Rainbow half marathon medal after finishing her race.
UMMC School of medicine M3 students Carly Kendrick, 10k runner and Austin Lane, half marathon runner pose with their 2026 Run the Rainbow finisher medals for the 2026 Run the Rainbow benefitting Children's of Mississippi.
UMMC School of Medicine third-year students Carly Kendrick, 10k runner, and Austin Lane, half marathon runner, pose with their 2026 Run the Rainbow finisher medals for the 2026 Run the Rainbow benefitting Children's of Mississippi.
Elizabeth Foster and son Kingston Frazier, former Children's Champion, show off their 2026 Run the Rainbow gear at the 2026 Run the Rainbow race benefitting Children's of Mississippi.
Elizabeth Foster and son Kingston Frazier, former Children's Champion, show off their 2026 Run the Rainbow gear at the 2026 Run the Rainbow race benefitting Children's of Mississippi.
A half marathon runner in the 2026 Run the Rainbow race benefitting Children's of Mississippi races in front of the children's hospital.
A half marathon runner in the 2026 Run the Rainbow race benefitting Children's of Mississippi races in front of the children's hospital.
From left; Caley Stogner, assistant professor-education, School of Nursing, Hannah Gregory, Doctor of Nursing practice student, Alex Reichle School of Medicine student M2 and Kenisha Davis, School of Nursing instructor attend the 2026 Run the Rainbow benefitting Children's of Mississippi.
From left; Caley Stogner, assistant professor of nursing; Hannah Gregory, DNP student; Alex Reichle, second-year medical student; and Kenisha Davis, nursing instructor, staff a medical tent at the 2026 Run the Rainbow benefitting Children's of Mississippi.
Various half marathon runners race by Children's of Mississippi at the 2026 Run the Rainbow benefitting the children's hospital.
Half marathon runners race by Children's of Mississippi at the 2026 Run the Rainbow benefitting the children's hospital.
Clay and Haley Graves of Collins pose for a post-walk photo at the 2026 Run the Rainbow for Children's.
Clay and Haley Graves of Collins pose for a post-walk photo at the 2026 Run the Rainbow for Children's.
Dr. Nathan Freeman and Louise Dove of Children's of Mississippi attend the 2026 Run the Rainbow race benefitting the children's hospital.
Dr. Nathan Freeman, assistant professor of pediatrics, and Louise Dove, business development manager for the Department of Pediatrics, attend the 2026 Run the Rainbow race.
Half marathon runners race to the finish line at the 2026 Run the Rainbow benefitting Children's of Mississippi.
Half marathon runners race to the finish line at the 2026 Run the Rainbow benefitting Children's of Mississippi.
Josie Bidwell, clinical director, department of Preventive Medicine, holds the 2026 Run the Rainbow post-race finisher blanket.
Josie Bidwell, clinical director, Department of Preventive Medicine, holds the 2026 Run the Rainbow post-race finisher blanket.
Ward 7 councilman Kevin Parkinson participates in the 2026 Run the Rainbow half marathon benefitting Children's of Mississippi.
Kevin Parkinson participates in the 2026 Run the Rainbow half marathon benefitting Children's of Mississippi.
UMMC School of medicine M1 students from left; Layla Wrenn, Tyranny Pryor, Tessa Childers and Todd Coulter attend Run the Rainbow on behalf of the Student Health Coalition of Mississippi, where they provided free health screenings.
UMMC School of Medicine first-year students from left, Layla Wrenn, Tyranny Pryor, Tessa Childers and Todd Coulter provided free health screening at Run the Rainbow on behalf of the Student Health Coalition of Mississippi.