Whether in arms or on foot, many of Saturday’s West Seattle Monster Dash participants at Lincoln Park were in the age group benefiting from its proceeds – preschoolers.
Organizers from West Seattle Cooperative Preschools told us this was their biggest turnout yet in the 15 years they’ve been presenting the Monster Dash – 650 registered, between the main 5K and the separate Kids’ Dash:
The costumes-encouraged runs are big fun but also serious fundraising, more serious than ever this year.
As we have been reporting, funding for the coop preschools – which have long been a parent-education program as well as many young ones’ first school experiences – has been in question, and the program advocates themselves have turned to fundraising to help keep the doors open.
You can still donate to support the program, by going here.
P.S. Here are the results, for those who were timed. Top finisher was #670, 45-year-old Sean Hawks, in 20:24:
Second was #468, 42-year-old Evan Byer, in 21:12:
And if there was a costume contest, this one would have been a strong contender:
