Gallery: Only in Vegas: Sprinting Santas and Run-Through Weddings

  • 5 December 2009 Fifth Annual Las Vegas Great Santa Run
    Sol Neelman
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    *A sea of Santas in a silly sprint. Fido, it seems, has been very good this year.*
  • 6 December 2009 Rock 'n' Roll Las Vegas Marathon along the Las Vegas Strip.
    Sol Neelman
    02

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    *More than 40,000 people run past fake New York, fake Paris and fake Venice during a real marathon in a surreal city.*
  • 5 December 2009 Fifth Annual Las Vegas Great Santa Run
    Sol Neelman
    03

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    *A once (Jessica Jensen) and future runner (Zoe Jensen) nuzzle after the Santa Run. Zoe was named "cutest baby Santa."*
  • 6 December 2009 Rock 'n' Roll Las Vegas Marathon along the Las Vegas Strip.
    Sol Neelman
    04

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    *The Zappos.com Rock ‘n’ Roll Las Vegas Marathon used to begin before dawn. Now the first heat starts at 3 p.m., prompting organizers to call the race "Strip at Night."*
  • 5 December 2009 Fifth Annual Las Vegas Great Santa Run
    Sol Neelman
    05

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    *Got Santas? It's gotta be hotter than hell running in a Santa suit.*
  • 6 December 2009 Rock 'n' Roll Las Vegas Marathon along the Las Vegas Strip.
    Sol Neelman
    06

    6-december-2009-rock-n-roll-las-vegas-marathon-along-the-las-vegas-strip-3

    *It wouldn't be Vegas without cheesy wedding gimmicks like, say, a run-through ceremony*
  • 5 December 2009 Fifth Annual Las Vegas Great Santa Run
    Sol Neelman
    07

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    *St. Nicks, doing some last-second training for the run.*
  • 6 December 2009 Rock 'n' Roll Las Vegas Marathon along the Las Vegas Strip.
    Sol Neelman
    08

    6-december-2009-rock-n-roll-las-vegas-marathon-along-the-las-vegas-strip-4

    *We'd like to think the dozens of couples who got hitched met long before their nuptials and developed healthy relationships before tying the knot. This being Vegas, though, you can't be sure.*
  • 6 December 2009 Rock 'n' Roll Las Vegas Marathon along the Las Vegas Strip.
    Sol Neelman
    09

    6-december-2009-rock-n-roll-las-vegas-marathon-along-the-las-vegas-strip-5

    *What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas.*
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