Pictures: 8th Annual CommUNITY Rainbow Run in Orlando

Runners fill Orange Avenue in downtown Orlando to kick off the 8th Annual CommUNITY Rainbow Run at Orlando City Hall Plaza, Saturday, June 8, 2024. Thousands participated in the run and sponsors festival that celebrated diversity and inclusion, commemorating those killed in the June 12, 2016, Pulse nightclub massacre. The run is a 4.9k, roundtrip from city hall to the Pulse site and back, with proceeds going toward the construction of a permanent memorial at Pulse, which the City of Orlando acquired in 2023. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) Runners fill Orange Avenue in downtown Orlando to kick off the 8th Annual CommUNITY Rainbow Run at Orlando City Hall Plaza, Saturday, June 8, 2024. Thousands participated in the run and sponsors festival that celebrated diversity and inclusion, commemorating those killed in the June 12, 2016, Pulse nightclub massacre. The run is a 4.9k, roundtrip from city hall to the Pulse site and back, with proceeds going toward the construction of a permanent memorial at Pulse, which the City of Orlando acquired in 2023. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) Scenes from the 8th Annual CommUNITY Rainbow Run at Orlando City Hall Plaza, Saturday, June 8, 2024. Thousands participated in the run and sponsored festival that celebrated diversity and inclusion, commemorating those killed in the June 12, 2016, Pulse nightclub massacre. The run is a 4.9k, roundtrip from city hall to the Pulse site and back, with proceeds going toward the construction of a permanent memorial at Pulse, which the City of Orlando acquired in 2023. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) Runners fill Orange Avenue in downtown Orlando to kick off the 8th Annual CommUNITY Rainbow Run at Orlando City Hall Plaza, Saturday, June 8, 2024. Thousands participated in the run and sponsors festival that celebrated diversity and inclusion, commemorating those killed in the June 12, 2016, Pulse nightclub massacre. The run is a 4.9k, roundtrip from city hall to the Pulse site and back, with proceeds going toward the construction of a permanent memorial at Pulse, which the City of Orlando acquired in 2023. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) Runners fill Orange Avenue in downtown Orlando to kick off the 8th Annual CommUNITY Rainbow Run at Orlando City Hall Plaza, Saturday, June 8, 2024. Thousands participated in the run and sponsors festival that celebrated diversity and inclusion, commemorating those killed in the June 12, 2016, Pulse nightclub massacre. The run is a 4.9k, roundtrip from city hall to the Pulse site and back, with proceeds going toward the construction of a permanent memorial at Pulse, which the City of Orlando acquired in 2023. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) Runners fill Orange Avenue in downtown Orlando to kick off the 8th Annual CommUNITY Rainbow Run at Orlando City Hall Plaza, Saturday, June 8, 2024. Thousands participated in the run and sponsors festival that celebrated diversity and inclusion, commemorating those killed in the June 12, 2016, Pulse nightclub massacre. The run is a 4.9k, roundtrip from city hall to the Pulse site and back, with proceeds going toward the construction of a permanent memorial at Pulse, which the City of Orlando acquired in 2023. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) Scenes from the 8th Annual CommUNITY Rainbow Run at Orlando City Hall Plaza, Saturday, June 8, 2024. Thousands participated in the run and sponsored festival that celebrated diversity and inclusion, commemorating those killed in the June 12, 2016, Pulse nightclub massacre. The run is a 4.9k, roundtrip from city hall to the Pulse site and back, with proceeds going toward the construction of a permanent memorial at Pulse, which the City of Orlando acquired in 2023. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) Runners pause for 49 seconds of silence before the start of the 8th Annual CommUNITY Rainbow Run at Orlando City Hall Plaza, Saturday, June 8, 2024, to honor those killed in the June 12, 2016, Pulse nightclub massacre. The run is a 4.9k, roundtrip from city hall to the Pulse site and back, with proceeds going toward the construction of a permanent memorial at Pulse, which the City of Orlando acquired in 2023. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) Runners fill Orange Avenue in downtown Orlando to kick off the 8th Annual CommUNITY Rainbow Run at Orlando City Hall Plaza, Saturday, June 8, 2024. Thousands participated in the run and sponsors festival that celebrated diversity and inclusion, commemorating those killed in the June 12, 2016, Pulse nightclub massacre. The run is a 4.9k, roundtrip from city hall to the Pulse site and back, with proceeds going toward the construction of a permanent memorial at Pulse, which the City of Orlando acquired in 2023. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) Runners fill Orange Avenue in downtown Orlando to kick off the 8th Annual CommUNITY Rainbow Run at Orlando City Hall Plaza, Saturday, June 8, 2024. Thousands participated in the run and sponsors festival that celebrated diversity and inclusion, commemorating those killed in the June 12, 2016, Pulse nightclub massacre. The run is a 4.9k, roundtrip from city hall to the Pulse site and back, with proceeds going toward the construction of a permanent memorial at Pulse, which the City of Orlando acquired in 2023. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) Scenes from the 8th Annual CommUNITY Rainbow Run at Orlando City Hall Plaza, Saturday, June 8, 2024. Thousands participated in the run and sponsored festival that celebrated diversity and inclusion, commemorating those killed in the June 12, 2016, Pulse nightclub massacre. The run is a 4.9k, roundtrip from city hall to the Pulse site and back, with proceeds going toward the construction of a permanent memorial at Pulse, which the City of Orlando acquired in 2023. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) Scenes from the 8th Annual CommUNITY Rainbow Run at Orlando City Hall Plaza, Saturday, June 8, 2024. Thousands participated in the run and sponsored festival that celebrated diversity and inclusion, commemorating those killed in the June 12, 2016, Pulse nightclub massacre. The run is a 4.9k, roundtrip from city hall to the Pulse site and back, with proceeds going toward the construction of a permanent memorial at Pulse, which the City of Orlando acquired in 2023. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) Scenes from the 8th Annual CommUNITY Rainbow Run at Orlando City Hall Plaza, Saturday, June 8, 2024. Thousands participated in the run and sponsored festival that celebrated diversity and inclusion, commemorating those killed in the June 12, 2016, Pulse nightclub massacre. The run is a 4.9k, roundtrip from city hall to the Pulse site and back, with proceeds going toward the construction of a permanent memorial at Pulse, which the City of Orlando acquired in 2023. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) Members of the Orlando Magic “321 Hype” entertainment team cheer runners during the kickoff the 8th Annual CommUNITY Rainbow Run at Orlando City Hall Plaza, Saturday, June 8, 2024. Thousands participated in the run and sponsors festival that celebrated diversity and inclusion, commemorating those killed in the June 12, 2016, Pulse nightclub massacre. The run is a 4.9k, roundtrip from city hall to the Pulse site and back, with proceeds going toward the construction of a permanent memorial at Pulse, which the City of Orlando acquired in 2023. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) Participation medals are readied at the finish line at the 8th Annual CommUNITY Rainbow Run at Orlando City Hall Plaza, Saturday, June 8, 2024. Thousands participated in the run and sponsored festival that celebrated diversity and inclusion, commemorating those killed in the June 12, 2016, Pulse nightclub massacre. The run is a 4.9k, roundtrip from city hall to the Pulse site and back, with proceeds going toward the construction of a permanent memorial at Pulse, which the City of Orlando acquired in 2023. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) Scenes from the 8th Annual CommUNITY Rainbow Run at Orlando City Hall Plaza, Saturday, June 8, 2024. Thousands participated in the run and sponsored festival that celebrated diversity and inclusion, commemorating those killed in the June 12, 2016, Pulse nightclub massacre. The run is a 4.9k, roundtrip from city hall to the Pulse site and back, with proceeds going toward the construction of a permanent memorial at Pulse, which the City of Orlando acquired in 2023. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) Scenes from the 8th Annual CommUNITY Rainbow Run at Orlando City Hall Plaza, Saturday, June 8, 2024. Thousands participated in the run and sponsored festival that celebrated diversity and inclusion, commemorating those killed in the June 12, 2016, Pulse nightclub massacre. The run is a 4.9k, roundtrip from city hall to the Pulse site and back, with proceeds going toward the construction of a permanent memorial at Pulse, which the City of Orlando acquired in 2023. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) Scenes from the 8th Annual CommUNITY Rainbow Run at Orlando City Hall Plaza, Saturday, June 8, 2024. Thousands participated in the run and sponsored festival that celebrated diversity and inclusion, commemorating those killed in the June 12, 2016, Pulse nightclub massacre. The run is a 4.9k, roundtrip from city hall to the Pulse site and back, with proceeds going toward the construction of a permanent memorial at Pulse, which the City of Orlando acquired in 2023. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)