PHOTOS: Salem runners dazzle in evening wear at Fanciest 5k

The thermometer read 31 degrees, but that didn’t deter however an eager crowd of about 150 runners dressed in their finest evening wear Sunday morning in Salem.

Participants in The Fanciest 5k Ever were gathering at the West Salem Courthouse eagerly anticipating the race beginning at 10 a.m. Runners entered through a line of volunteer West Salem cheerleaders shaking their pompoms and shouting encouragement and then walked in for a red carpet entry. 

The event is a benefit…