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Wearin' of the green at St. Paddy's Day Dash

St. Patrick's Day Dash participants in a "Seattle showers" costume on Aurora Aveneue North on Sunday, March 13, 2011.
Erin Hennessey
St. Patrick's Day Dash participants in a "Seattle showers" costume on Aurora Aveneue North on Sunday, March 13, 2011.

It was a wet and rainy day for Sunday's St. Patrick's Day Dash in Seattle. But that didn't deter about 14,000 people from participating in this 3.8-mile run and walk near Seattle Center. The wearin' of the green was also embraced.

Beer hats, green tutus, and KPLU's favorite - a man in a Seattle "shower" - added color and much appreciated whimsy to the event. The dash was sponsored by the Detlef Schrempf Foundation, with all proceeds going to Camp Fire USA Puget Sound Council and Seattle Children's Autism Center.