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Real heroes run!!

Posted in Running, tagged , , , , , on September 28, 2015| Leave a Comment »

(Karen Swegler photos)

Framing an age group winner. (Karen Swegler photos)

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Costumes, tutus or running gear, they all ran for a good cause.

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    Marvel and DC intermingled, as heroes from both sides of the comics world shared the track.

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Joey Lippo and Abby Parker sprint for the finish line.

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Even the dogs dressed for the occasion.

"Yeah, I'm pretty sure I set a PR. You?"

“Yeah, I’m pretty sure I set a PR. You?”

Superheroes of all sorts ran through Coupeville Saturday.

Some wore costumes, others tutus, and a few wore both.

Whether they dressed up or not, all who showed up for a Tutu 5K on the prairie helped raise money for the Whidbey Island Dance Theatre.

And now some of them get a moment in the spotlight, with their pics landing on the internet.

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A 5K at dawn? It’s tutu much!!

Posted in Running, tagged , , , , on September 26, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Abby (Connie Lippo photos)

   Abby Parker, still smiling after running a 5K at the crack of dawn. (Photos courtesy Connie Lippo)

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The happiest lil’ runner in all the land sprints for the finish line.

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   Parker and a slightly-less enthusiastic Joey Lippo model the latest in tutu-related running gear.

"I am the champion ... o fthe world!!"

“I am the champion … of the world!!”

They came, they saw, they strapped on some tutus and went for a run.

Runners descended on the prairie Saturday to support the Whidbey Island Dance Theatre, which held a Tutu 5K to raise funds for its various ballet-related activities.

I was shoulder-deep in Penn Cove at the time, “celebrating” day #200 of being stupid without a wet suit, but, thankfully, Connie Lippo was nice enough to pass on these pics to put me at the scene.

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