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Santa's North Pole Dash in St. Charles
Date: 12/10/2011 Album ID: 1377080
Photos by Emily Rasinski
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1,100 runners and walkers dressed in Santa hats, beards, and red shirts braved the cold and raced through St. Charles Saturday morning in the first annual Santa's North Pole Dash.
I don't plan on getting my PR, it's just for fun, Sam Chan, of Wildwood, said about running in a santa costume during Santa's North Pole Dash and Children's Snowman Shuffle in downtown St. Charles Saturday Dec. 01, 2011. The event, which drew about 1,100 runners and walkers, was a fund-raiser for the St. Charles Chamber of Commerce. Emily Rasinski, erasinski@post-dispatch.com
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Center John Spencer (2620) and Mike Barro (46) take off at the start during Santa's North Pole Dash 5k race in downtown St. Charles Saturday Dec. 01, 2011. The event, which drew about 1,100 runners and walkers, was a fund-raiser for the St. Charles Chamber of Commerce. Emily Rasinski, erasinski@post-dispatch.com
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Who wouldn't want to run around in a santa hat and beard, said Kaitlin Elbl,15, of Festus, as she adjusts her costume before the start of Santa's North Pole Dash in downtown St. Charles Saturday Dec. 01, 2011. Elbl won the women's division of the race. The event, which drew about 1,100 runners and walkers, was a fund-raiser for the St. Charles Chamber of Commerce. Emily Rasinski, erasinski@post-dispatch.com
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John Spencer's beard blows in the wind as he races towards the finish line during Santa's North Pole Dash 5k race in downtown St. Charles Saturday Dec. 01, 2011. The event, which drew about 1,100 runners and walkers, was a fund-raiser for the St. Charles Chamber of Commerce. Emily Rasinski, erasinski@post-dispatch.com
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Shelli Adams, Deanna Pratt, and Jessica Jordan, warm up for Santa's North Pole Dash 5k race in downtown St. Charles Saturday Dec. 01, 2011. The three women from Redbud had never run a 5k before. We were tired of being overweight and out of shape, Adams said of why they started running. The event, which drew about 1,100 runners and walkers, was a fund-raiser for the St. Charles Chamber of Commerce. Emily Rasinski, erasinski@post-dispatch.com
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Who wouldn't want to run around in a santa hat and beard, said Kaitlin Elbl, 15, of Festus, as she adjusts her beard and gets ready to run Santa's North Pole Dash 5k in downtown St. Charles Saturday Dec. 01, 2011. Elbl won the women's division of the race. The event, which drew about 1,100 runners and walkers, was a fund-raiser for the St. Charles Chamber of Commerce. Emily Rasinski, erasinski@post-dispatch.com
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Jeffrey Bayer, of Wright City, waits at the starting line for Santa's North Pole Dash to start in downtown St. Charles Saturday Dec. 01, 2011. The event, which drew about 1,100 runners and walkers, was a fund-raiser for the St. Charles Chamber of Commerce. Emily Rasinski, erasinski@post-dispatch.com
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Participants in the Children's Snowman Shuffle race take off in Frontier Park in St. Charles Saturday Dec. 01, 2011. The event, which drew about 1,100 runners and walkers, was a fund-raiser for the St. Charles Chamber of Commerce. Emily Rasinski, erasinski@post-dispatch.com
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Scenes from Santa's North Pole Dash and Children's Snowman Shuffle in downtown St. Charles Saturday Dec. 01, 2011. The event, which drew about 1,100 runners and walkers, was a fund-raiser for the St. Charles Chamber of Commerce. Emily Rasinski, erasinski@post-dispatch.com
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Scenes from Santa's North Pole Dash and Children's Snowman Shuffle in downtown St. Charles Saturday Dec. 01, 2011. The event, which drew about 1,100 runners and walkers, was a fund-raiser for the St. Charles Chamber of Commerce. Emily Rasinski, erasinski@post-dispatch.com
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Scenes from Santa's North Pole Dash and Children's Snowman Shuffle in downtown St. Charles Saturday Dec. 01, 2011. The event, which drew about 1,100 runners and walkers, was a fund-raiser for the St. Charles Chamber of Commerce. Emily Rasinski, erasinski@post-dispatch.com
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Scenes from Santa's North Pole Dash and Children's Snowman Shuffle in downtown St. Charles Saturday Dec. 01, 2011. The event, which drew about 1,100 runners and walkers, was a fund-raiser for the St. Charles Chamber of Commerce. Emily Rasinski, erasinski@post-dispatch.com
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Scenes from Santa's North Pole Dash and Children's Snowman Shuffle in downtown St. Charles Saturday Dec. 01, 2011. The event, which drew about 1,100 runners and walkers, was a fund-raiser for the St. Charles Chamber of Commerce. Emily Rasinski, erasinski@post-dispatch.com
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Scenes from Santa's North Pole Dash and Children's Snowman Shuffle in downtown St. Charles Saturday Dec. 01, 2011. The event, which drew about 1,100 runners and walkers, was a fund-raiser for the St. Charles Chamber of Commerce. Emily Rasinski, erasinski@post-dispatch.com
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Scenes from Santa's North Pole Dash and Children's Snowman Shuffle in downtown St. Charles Saturday Dec. 01, 2011. The event, which drew about 1,100 runners and walkers, was a fund-raiser for the St. Charles Chamber of Commerce. Emily Rasinski, erasinski@post-dispatch.com
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Scenes from Santa's North Pole Dash and Children's Snowman Shuffle in downtown St. Charles Saturday Dec. 01, 2011. The event, which drew about 1,100 runners and walkers, was a fund-raiser for the St. Charles Chamber of Commerce. Emily Rasinski, erasinski@post-dispatch.com
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Scenes from Santa's North Pole Dash and Children's Snowman Shuffle in downtown St. Charles Saturday Dec. 01, 2011. The event, which drew about 1,100 runners and walkers, was a fund-raiser for the St. Charles Chamber of Commerce. Emily Rasinski, erasinski@post-dispatch.com
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Scenes from Santa's North Pole Dash and Children's Snowman Shuffle in downtown St. Charles Saturday Dec. 01, 2011. The event, which drew about 1,100 runners and walkers, was a fund-raiser for the St. Charles Chamber of Commerce. Emily Rasinski, erasinski@post-dispatch.com
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Scenes from Santa's North Pole Dash and Children's Snowman Shuffle in downtown St. Charles Saturday Dec. 01, 2011. The event, which drew about 1,100 runners and walkers, was a fund-raiser for the St. Charles Chamber of Commerce. Emily Rasinski, erasinski@post-dispatch.com
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Scenes from Santa's North Pole Dash and Children's Snowman Shuffle in downtown St. Charles Saturday Dec. 01, 2011. The event, which drew about 1,100 runners and walkers, was a fund-raiser for the St. Charles Chamber of Commerce. Emily Rasinski, erasinski@post-dispatch.com
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