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Fashion and aptness assimilated army Saturday in Cobbs Hill Park for a initial Rochester’s Longest Runway 5K Run/Walk.
Some runners flexed and stretched nearby a starting line; others accessorized.
One of several events this year to foster Rochester Fashion Week, a 5K speedy runners to be as select as they chose. A series of critical runners motionless opposite a frills, though a Rochester Speed Skating Team was not among them. Calling themselves a “Maids of Dishonor” for a day, they donned round gowns and tiaras along with their using shoes.
“It’s not how we run; it’s how we look,” pronounced group member Tina McKean of Scottsville.
Fashion Week organizers pronounced they wanted a eventuality to be an engaging and fun approach to applaud Rochester’s character and creativity.
Glamour was an combined bonus.
“I’m not a runner, though we will wander fashionably,” pronounced Shawn Dunwoody, Fashion Week arch art director. Decked in a button-up shirt with a crawl tie and loafers, he stayed loyal to his word.
In a future, they’d like to see people contest to be a craziest, best-dressed curtain on a course, pronounced Chantiza Stern, Fashion Week arch eventuality organizer.
“Usually on a weekends, we chuck on only a span of jeans or sweats. Let’s strike it adult a small bit. Let’s get dressed,” she said.
Chief Fashion Operator Meghan Mundy emphasized that athleticism wasn’t holding a behind seat. The march for a 5K was a same used by military for training, she said, and positively presented a challenge.
“I devise on using a whole thing — or attempting to,” pronounced Misty Hartman, 25, of Greece, who attended a competition with several co-workers.
Proceeds benefited a Center for Youth, that provides support services to immature people in a city of Rochester.
Rochester Fashion Week 2011 runs Oct. 13 to 16. Tickets go on sale Aug. 1.
DROLAND2@DemocratandChronicle.com
