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A sea of pink – ribbons, balloons, T-shirts, headbands, hats and even dyed hair – swept through the grounds of Cal Expo and the neighboring streets on a chilly Saturday morning as more than 25,000 people walked and ran in the 15th annual Susan G. Komen Sacramento Race for the Cure.

Participants take off at the start of Saturday's Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure fundraiser outside Cal Expo.

Lourdes Rodriguez of Woodland, a breast cancer survivor, is embraced by her daughter Veronica Rodriguez before the start of the Race for the Cure on Saturday in Sacramento. At left is Lourdes' brother, Miguel Gonzalez.

A pooch gets into the swing of things.

Runners and walkers head down Exposition Boulevard in Saturday's Race for the Cure. More than 25,000 people participated in the 15th annual event to raise money for breast cancer research and awareness.

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