On the 10th August, roughly 2,500 runners set out on a streamy 2-mile trot through the French Quarter to raise money for 15 local non-profits. But instead of shorts and T-shirts, the female athletes wore flouncy cardinal-coloured cotton shifts, ruby-hued backless cocktail dresses, scarlet chiffon skirts, and cherry-toned tulle tutus. The male athletes also dressed…