Law Enforcement Torch Run raises thousands for Special Olympics

Runners in the Law Enforcement Torch Run finish the final leg of the 1.26-mile run on Friday. Photo by Ashley Chandler/News-Leader

Sgt. Bill Quick waves the Special Olympic Torch Run Flag on Friday in front of Hagan's Ace Hardware following the 1.26-mile run. Photo by Ashley Chandler/News-Leader

Participants in the Nassau County Sheriff's Office's Law Enforcement Torch Run posed for a photo at Hagan Ace Hardware following the completion of the 1.26-mile run. Photo by Ashley Chandler/News-Leader

Participants in the Nassau County Sheriff's Office's Law Enforcement Torch Run posed for a photo at Hagan Ace Hardware following the completion of the 1.26-mile run. Photo by Ashley Chandler/News-Leader

Runners in the Law Enforcement Torch Run finish the final leg of the 1.26-mile run on Friday. Photos by Ashley Chandler/News-Leader

Runners in the Law Enforcement Torch Run finish the final leg of the 1.26-mile run on Friday. Photos by Ashley Chandler/News-Leader

Runners in the Law Enforcement Torch Run finish the final leg of the 1.26-mile run on Friday. Photos by Ashley Chandler/News-Leader

Runners in the Law Enforcement Torch Run finish the final leg of the 1.26-mile run on Friday. Photos by Ashley Chandler/News-Leader

Runners in the Law Enforcement Torch Run finish the final leg of the 1.26-mile run on Friday. Photos by Ashley Chandler/News-Leader

Runners in the Law Enforcement Torch Run at Hagan Ace Hardware after finishing the 1.26-mile run on Friday. Photos by Ashley Chandler/News-Leader

Captain David Bishop, right, passes the torch to Sheriff Bill Leeper on Thursday after the Fernandina Beach Police Department completed its' Law Enforcement Torch Run. The Nassau County Sheriff's Office held it's torch run Friday in Callahan. Proceeds from the events benefit Special Olympics. Submitted photo