On a rainy winter day colder than 40 degrees, 550 Northampton community members lined up in Look Park dressed in their silliest tutus, brightest spandex, and glitziest hats for the Worst Day of the Year run. In a race where every participant who finishes receives a medal and those who wear the most outlandish outfit win a prize, the Worst Day of the Year run serves as a fundraiser for Habitat for Humanity, an organization that builds houses for low-income families in order to enable spending money for other necessities.

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