Humor, hope, courage
COEUR d'ALENE - The seriousness of the cause is balanced with humor, hope and courage each year at the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure in Coeur d'Alene.
And there is always lots of pink.
The 12th annual event, held Sunday on the campus of North Idaho College, was no different.
Along with the customary pink T-shirts, balloons, ribbons and flowers, there were kids with pink mohawks, toddlers with pink cowboy boots, grandmas with pink sunglasses - even an English mastiff wearing a hot pink tutu.
"It's great to see the spirit that's out there," said Tiffany Moe, this year's race chair. "I'm happy we had the turnout we did."
The 5K fun run and 1-mile walk, a fundraiser to support breast cancer patients and survivors and breast cancer research, attracted 2,300 registrants this year.
As always, teams turned out with T-shirts emblazoned with ironic names that put a silly spin on the nature of the disease - "Boo Bees," "Walkers for Knockers," "Save the ta-tas," and "Breast Friends.
