Collin Bruske, left, chases the pace car at the lead of the Waldo Waldo 5k on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017. Bruske flew home from Tabor College where he races cross-country to run with his family.

(The Gazette, Nadav Soroker)

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A field of waldos and a cow from Chik-fil-a stretch out with yoga before the Waldo Waldo 5k through downtown Colorado Springs to raise money for the Waldo Canyon Fire on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017.


(The Gazette, Nadav Soroker)

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Runners in the Waldo Waldo 5k pass a statue dressed up for the race on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017.


(The Gazette, Nadav Soroker)

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Kilian Gordon, center, does yoga with dozens of other waldos to stretch out before the Waldo Waldo 5k through downtown Colorado Springs to raise money for the Waldo Canyon restoration on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017.

(The Gazette, Nadav Soroker)

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Leah Young laughs after a selfie while her friends Katie Corcoran and Ketanny Alves pose behind her before the Waldo Waldo 5k through downtown Colorado Springs to raise money for the Waldo Canyon Fire on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017.


(The Gazette, Nadav Soroker)

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Runners take off from the starting line at the Waldo Waldo 5k on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017.


(The Gazette, Nadav Soroker)

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Jeff Stone as Joey the Clown plays his tuba while waiting for the Waldo Waldo 5k to start on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017. Stone was directing everyone who wanted to tip him to donate to the event instead.


(The Gazette, Nadav Soroker)

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Runners take off from the starting line at the Waldo Waldo 5k on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017.

(The Gazette, Nadav Soroker)

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Thousands of people dressed as Waldo ran through downtown Colorado Springs to raise money for the Waldo Canyon Fire on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017.


(The Gazette, Nadav Soroker)

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Runners take off from the starting line at the Waldo Waldo 5k on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017.

(The Gazette, Nadav Soroker)

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Mina Rodriguez-Sanchez, left, high fives a race volunteer while crossing the finish line of the Waldo Waldo 5k with her family, Cristobal, Maya and Andrea Rodriguez-Sanchez, on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017.

(The Gazette, Nadav Soroker)

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Laura Rocca bends down to give Luca Schmitt, 7, a peck on the cheek as she finishes up the Waldo Waldo 5k on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017.


(The Gazette, Nadav Soroker)

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Becca Sickbert, eyeball, stretches on the lawn of the Pioneer Museum before the Waldo Waldo 5k through downtown Colorado Springs to raise money for the Waldo Canyon Fire on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017. Sickbert works for Elope, the presenting sponsor of the race.


(The Gazette, Nadav Soroker)

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Loretta Sturgeon, left, hula-hoops for as long as possible while her friend Leah Thornton eggs her on before the Waldo Waldo 5k through downtown Colorado Springs on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017.


(The Gazette, Nadav Soroker)

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Runners and volunteers from the Waldo Waldo 5k dance in the beer garden set up for after the race on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017.


(The Gazette, Nadav Soroker)

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Kai Garrett, 5, chases a hula hoop rolled by his grandfather Robert Bogdanski at the celebrations before the Waldo Waldo 5k through downtown Colorado Springs on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017.


(The Gazette, Nadav Soroker)

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Runners and volunteers from the Waldo Waldo 5k dance in the beer garden set up for after the race on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017.

(The Gazette, Nadav Soroker)

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Thousands of people dressed as Waldo ran through downtown Colorado Springs to raise money for the Waldo Canyon Fire on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017.


(The Gazette, Nadav Soroker)

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Sandy McCarthy, Denise Polenske and Heather Thomas search for Waldo while dressed in Waldo costumes at the Waldo Waldo 5k through downtown Colorado Springs on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017.

(The Gazette, Nadav Soroker)

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Christie Pachoka dances on the shoulders of Keith Roehl while waiting for a group picture at the Waldo Waldo 5k on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017.


(The Gazette, Nadav Soroker)

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Jeff Stone as Joey the Clown leaves from the starting line, bringing his tuba along for the race, during the Waldo Waldo 5k on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017.

(The Gazette, Nadav Soroker)

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A woman high fives a race volunteer as she sets out for the Waldo Waldo 5k on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017.


(The Gazette, Nadav Soroker)

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Runners take off from the starting line at the Waldo Waldo 5k on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017. About 3,000 people ran the course, leaving in waves from the start based on how fast they planned on running, jogging, walking or strolling.

(The Gazette, Nadav Soroker)

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Collin Bruske, left, chases the pace car at the lead of the Waldo Waldo 5k on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017. Bruske flew home from Tabor College where he races cross-country to run with his family.

(The Gazette, Nadav Soroker)

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Mina Rodriguez-Sanchez, left, jumps while running in to cross the finish line of the Waldo Waldo 5k with her family, Cristobal, Maya and Andrea Rodriguez-Sanchez, on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017. About 3,000 people ran the course, all dressed as Waldos or Wendas.

(The Gazette, Nadav Soroker)

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Makenzie Osban, 11, center, and Austin Johnson, 5, bat at bubbles stuck in the tree where the bubble machine was placed at the starting point for the Waldo Waldo 5k through downtown Colorado Springs on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017.


(The Gazette, Nadav Soroker)

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Mike Ambrose does a frontside 180 off of a curb during the Waldo Waldo 5k on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017. Ambrose appreciated that no one officiating the fundraising fun-run had any problems with him skateboarding instead of running.

(The Gazette, Nadav Soroker)

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Mike Ambrose does a kick flip during the Waldo Waldo 5k on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017. Ambrose appreciated that no one officiating the fundraising fun-run had any problems with him skateboarding instead of running.

(The Gazette, Nadav Soroker)

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Shalicia Wright crosses the finish line of the Waldo Waldo 5k holding hands with her daughter Aubree Ware, 9, on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017.

(The Gazette, Nadav Soroker)

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Rachel Khorashadi, 10, drinks water after finishing the Waldo Waldo 5k with her great dane Paddington on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017.


(The Gazette, Nadav Soroker)

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Volunteers and runners take a selfie at the head of a crowd of waldos before the Waldo Waldo 5k through downtown Colorado Springs on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017.

(The Gazette, Nadav Soroker)

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Runners groove to the music at the Waldo Waldo 5k after-party on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017. The Reminders performed in the small beer garden set up across from the Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum.


(The Gazette, Nadav Soroker)

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Aja Black of The Reminders sings while runners in the Waldo Waldo 5k dance at the race after-party on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017. The Reminders performed in the small beer garden set up across from the Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum.


(The Gazette, Nadav Soroker)

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Kayla Fisk sits on the shoulders of Federico Salvo in the middle of a crowd of waldos as they wait for a group picture before the Waldo Waldo 5k through downtown Colorado Springs on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017. About 3,000 people joined the race, all dressed as Waldos or Wendas.


(The Gazette, Nadav Soroker)

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Dan Unite dances to the music at the Waldo Waldo 5k after-party on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017.


(The Gazette, Nadav Soroker)

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Aja Black of The Reminders performs at the Waldo Waldo 5k after-party on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017.


(The Gazette, Nadav Soroker)

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Vina Poss, left, Velvet Mackney and Lorena Chapman hold hands and sway to the music at the Waldo Waldo 5k after-party on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017.


(The Gazette, Nadav Soroker)

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Kit Smelser sings along with The Reminders at the Waldo Waldo 5k after-party on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017.


(The Gazette, Nadav Soroker)

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A runner from the Waldo Waldo 5k sings along to the music at the race after-party on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017.


(The Gazette, Nadav Soroker)

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Runners take off from the starting line at the Waldo Waldo 5k on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017.

(The Gazette, Nadav Soroker)

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Aja Black of The Reminders sings in the post-race beer garden after the Waldo Waldo 5k on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017.


(The Gazette, Nadav Soroker)

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Becca Sickbert, eyeball, and Holly Dempsey, panda, raise their arms during yoga before the Waldo Waldo 5k through downtown Colorado Springs to raise money for the Waldo Canyon restoration on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017. Sickbert and Dempsey work for Elope, the presenting sponsor of the race.


(The Gazette, Nadav Soroker)

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Collin Bruske races with the pace car at the lead of the Waldo Waldo 5k on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017. Bruske flew home from Tabor College where he races cross-country to run with his family.

(The Gazette, Nadav Soroker)

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Runners in the first wave of waldos take off from the starting line at the Waldo Waldo 5k on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017.

(The Gazette, Nadav Soroker)

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Becca Sickbert, eyeball, and Holly Dempsey, panda, raise their arms during yoga before the Waldo Waldo 5k through downtown Colorado Springs to raise money for the Waldo Canyon restoration on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017. Sickbert and Dempsey work for Elope, the presenting sponsor of the race.

(The Gazette, Nadav Soroker)

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Volunteers and runners take a selfie at the head of a crowd of waldos before the Waldo Waldo 5k through downtown Colorado Springs on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017.

(The Gazette, Nadav Soroker)

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Kayla Fisk sits on the shoulders of Federico Salvo in the middle of a crowd of waldos as they wait for a group picture before the Waldo Waldo 5k through downtown Colorado Springs on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017.

(The Gazette, Nadav Soroker)

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Kayla Fisk sits on the shoulders of Federico Salvo in the middle of a crowd of waldos as they wait for a group picture before the Waldo Waldo 5k through downtown Colorado Springs on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017.

(The Gazette, Nadav Soroker)

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