Rain delay clears way for American Martyrs 5K in Manhattan Beach

[ngg src="galleries" ids="2706" display="masonry" ngg_triggers_display="always"]by Kevin CodyThe clouds didn’t part, and the sun didn’t shine following Monsignor John Barry’s invocation on behalf of the 43rd Annual American Martyrs 5K. But the rain did abruptly stop, allowing the nearly 400 registered runners to race from their Easy-Up shelters in the school yard to the Laurel Avenue starting line.Heavy rain and gale force winds that were forecast prompted cancellation of most outd