Thousands Of Foreign, Lebanese Runners Attend 10-Kilometer Beirut Fun Run Race

A Lebanese woman dressed as a clown poses for a photograph as she takes part in the 10 kilometer (6.2mile) Beirut Fun Run race in Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012. Thousands of runners from Lebanon and other nations are participating in this year’s annual Beirut Marathon events.

Lebanese and foreign runners participate in the 10 kilometer (6.2 mile) Fun Run of Beirut International Marathon in Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012.

Wheelchair participants compete in the 42 kilometer (26 mile) Beirut Marathon in Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012.

Runners compete in the 42 kilometer (26 mile) Beirut Marathon in Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012. <AP Photo/Bilal Hussein>