Return of Chinatown 5K to bring more than 800 runners to historic neighborhood

Return of Chinatown 5K to bring more than 800 runners to historic neighborhood

Chinatown is gearing up for the return of its 5K race on Saturday to benefit Project: Vision, a nonprofit that serves low-income youth from the area.Registration has sold out and 800 runners and walkers, as well as hundreds of spectators, are expected to fill the streets after a lion dance kicks off the run.The Chinatown 5K started in 1999 but went on hiatus in 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic. The first race dates to the 1970s when George Che…