Santa Speedo Sprint 2014 registration open
From last year's dash down Lark Street.
The Albany Santa Speedo Sprint returns for its ninth (!) dash down Lark Street December 6. So you have some time to gather pledges -- and your courage -- for this year's run for charity.
The sprint is pretty much exactly what it sounds like: people strip down to scanty, holiday-themed attire and then run down Lark Street and back. The event is organized by the Albany Society for the Advancement of Philanthropy and is a fundraiser for the Albany Damien Center and the HIV/AIDS program at the Albany Medical Center. The sprints have raised more than $125,000 over the years.
And it really is one of the happiest events of the year. How often do you see a huge crowd of people where everyone's smiling and laughing and cheering?
It's a $25 donation to participate. The first 175 people to sign get a free t-shirt.
And if you're not for the brisk run, you can still donate at the link above.
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It was a great run (my 4th) but this year only about 70 people took part. We used to be a few hundreds. Did the rain make the others wimp out? There also could have been more spectators.
... said Thomas on Dec 7, 2014 at 6:12 AM | link