I had to wake up dark and early on a Saturday and Sunday to be in place and ready to shoot the start of the Cowtown 2012 races in Fort Worth.
Cowtown Ultra Marathon, Marathon and UNTHSC Half Marathon volunteer Jane Tauscher(cq) fill cups with water for runners before the start of the races on Houston Street in downtown Fort Worth, Sunday, Feb. 26, 2012. Special/Brandon Wade
Cowtown Ultra Marathon, Marathon and UNTHSC Half Marathon volunteers Jane Tauscher, left,(cq) and Nancy Shoup(cq) fill cups with water for runners before the start of the races on Houston Street in downtown Fort Worth, Sunday, Feb. 26, 2012. Special/Brandon Wade
A Cowtown UNTHSC Half Marathon runner tries to carefully drink a cup of water handed out by volunteers on Houston Street during the Cowtown Ultra Marathon, Marathon and UNTHSC Half Marathon in downtown Fort Worth, Sunday, Feb. 26, 2012. Special/Brandon Wade
A Cowtown UNTHSC Half Marathon runner grabs a cup of water handed out by volunteers on Houston Street during the Cowtown Ultra Marathon, Marathon and UNTHSC Half Marathon in downtown Fort Worth, Sunday, Feb. 26, 2012. Special/Brandon Wade
Cowtown Ultra Marathon, Marathon and UNTHSC Half Marathon runners race down Houston Street in downtown Fort Worth, Sunday, Feb. 26, 2012. Special/Brandon Wade
Samantha Martin, left, and Brianna Calli keep an eye out for their sister and friend Christina Martin, respectively, during the Cowtown Ultra Marathon, Marathon and UNTHSC Half Marathon in downtown Fort Worth, Sunday, Feb. 26, 2012. Special/Brandon Wade
Cowtown Ultra Marathon, Marathon and UNTHSC Half Marathon runners race down Houston Street in downtown Fort Worth, Sunday, Feb. 26, 2012. Special/Brandon Wade
Cowtown Ultra Marathon, Marathon and UNTHSC Half Marathon runners grab cups of water handed out by volunteers in downtown Fort Worth, Sunday, Feb. 26, 2012. Special/Brandon Wade