Dozens of local running enthusiasts greeted the new year bright and early on Jan. 1 by taking part in the Father Time Frolic, a 5-mile road race run that's held annually in the Loch Raven area beginning at 9 a.m. on New Year's Day.

Hosted by the Baltimore Road Runners Club, the race winds its way around Loch Raven Reservoir Peerce's Landing on Dulaney Valley Road, to Providence Road, and back.

The race is a "predicted time race" — meaning participants are not allowed to wear watches, and winners are determined by those closest to their predicted time. New watches were awarded to the winners.

But whether they were there for the race or just to enjoy the day, many came out to start 2012 off on the right foot.