“Drag” racers in the annual High Heels Race in Dupont Circle will start running at 9 p.m. Saturday. Perruzza, who is organizing the race, gives the low-down on some new twists to the 23-year-old tradition that attracts about 20,000 onlookers.

How did you get started running the high-heeled race?

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