FLINT, MI -- History has a way of repeating itself.

And photos showcase that time and again.

In some instances, it feels more than familiar.

For Flint native Spencer Irvin, he was able to walk — or trot — in his father Paul Irvin’s shoes.

After Paul, born and raised in Flint, ran the 10-mile Crim road race in 1992 at an eight-mile a minute pace, he joined his son Spencer, then 2 years old, for the Teddy Bear Trot in downtown Flint.

It was the same year Flint Journal photojournalist Jennifer Giesey captured a photo of Spencer sprinted toward the finish line, with his dad in tow.

The photo became an iconic core memory for the family.

On Aug. 23, Spencer returned to the Crim for the first time in decades and chased the same routine his father did, clocking in at a 7 minute, 58 second p

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