Images from the Ugly Sweater Run on Saturday in downtown Lawrence.

photo by: Nick Krug

Chase Taylor, Lawrence, right, gets some helps straightening his cap prior to the start of the Ugly Sweater Run through Old West Lawrence on Saturday, Dec. 1, 2012 in downtown Lawrence.

photo by: Nick Krug

A bright green beard was the way to go for Ugly Sweater Run participant Dan Lewien of Topeka.

photo by: Nick Krug

Ugly Sweater Run participants Samantha Gamble, Odessa, Missouri, left, Melanie Weins-Kind, Lawrence, and Stephanie Snodgrass, Overland Park, stand for a group picture before a giant inflatable Santa Claus in Watson Park on Saturday, Dec. 1, 2012 in downtown Lawrence.

photo by: Nick Krug

A curious Ugly Sweater Run participant passes by during the route along Tennessee Street on Saturday, Dec. 1, 2012 in downtown Lawrence.

photo by: Nick Krug

Among the accessories was a little bird sewn to the shoulder of Josh Roudebush's sweater.

photo by: Nick Krug

One of the many mustachioed participants heads south on Tennessee Street during the start of the Ugly Sweater Run through Old West Lawrence on Saturday, Dec. 1, 2012 in downtown Lawrence.

photo by: Nick Krug

Anna Smith, Lawrence, waits while Mike Napolitan, Lawrence, attaches her bib number prior to the start of the Ugly Sweater Run through Old West Lawrence on Saturday, Dec. 1, 2012 in downtown Lawrence.

photo by: Nick Krug

A particpant sports a festive tutu while drinking a beer during the Ugly Sweater Run through Old West Lawrence on Saturday, Dec. 1, 2012 in downtown Lawrence.

photo by: Nick Krug

Participants run along Tennessee Street during the start of the Ugly Sweater Run through Old West Lawrence on Saturday, Dec. 1, 2012 in downtown Lawrence.

photo by: Nick Krug

Ugly Sweater Run participants head south on Tennessee Street during the start of the run through Old West Lawrence on Saturday, Dec. 1, 2012 in downtown Lawrence.

photo by: Nick Krug

A young runner dashes around the corner onto Tennessee Street as the pack takes off during the Ugly Sweater Run through Old West Lawrence on Saturday, Dec. 1, 2012 in downtown Lawrence.