
PHOTOS: Faces of the 2016 Monument Avenue 10K
Around 30,000 runners, joggers, and walkers took place in the 17th annual 6.2 mile race, battling brisk winds and even a brief snow shower Saturday morning.
The statue was originally intended for Monument Avenue in the 1920s, but a backlash ensued.
The City of Richmond took action to beautify the statue following a tweetstorm from former governor L. Douglas Wilder.