March 24, 2006

Scrap-Metal Dreams Do Come True

By PETER MONAGHAN

Article Illustration

Monty Reed, a student at the U. of Washington, prepares to demonstrate his Lifesuit in Seattle's St. Patrick's Day Dash. (Photograph by Daniel Sheehan)

A sea of green-clad competitors of all ages, in sweats, Lycra, and even riding in strollers, surges forward. The 2006 St. Patrick's Day