The annual Red Dress Run filled New Orleans with a sea of crimson Saturday, raising money for local charities and generally providing runners with a good time.
The event has taken place for 30 years, put on by the Hash House Harriers (H3). The group jokingly calls itself "a drinking club with a running problem."
Derrick Millet with H3 said they typically have 3,000 to 5,000 runners -- or at least people who will take a stroll.
"We open it up, have a beer or two, then we head out to the rout and we do our little run, and come back for the party," Millet told WWL's Newell Normand.
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While the group likes to keep the appearance of the run somewhat loose and casual, it actually takes a lot of planning and work from volunteers to make it happen.
"We couldn't do it without them. We start in April, planning and getting the process going along, and then we get the volunteer groups involved," Millet said. "They handle a lot for us."
In September, H3 will start taking applications for grants to distribute the money to local non-profits.
"You have to be local," said Millet.
