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Carlton Daze is ready, set, run!

It was run, run, run during the annual Carlton Daze celebration.

The weekend kicked off with children's races and the 27th annual 5K race Friday night, followed the next morning by the Minnesota Voyageur Ultramarathon.

On Friday former Esko runner Sean Gaskell blazed his way to an impressive win by running a blistering time of 16:56 on a night with temperatures well into the 80s. The 30-year-old pulled out to the lead early in the race and won handily, while 47-year-old Barry Fischer was second with a time of 18:10. Former Duluth Denfeld athlete, Louie St. George, was third in a time of 19:10....