The crowd lines up at the start of this year's Heart Walk, held Sunday on the Vanderbilt campus. Despite the rainy weather, thousands of people attended the walk with portions of the proceeds raised from the event benefitting research at VUMC. (photos by Dana Johnson)
Warren Beck, finance director for Vanderbilt University Hospital, was one of the red cap walkers at this year's American Heart Association Heart Walk. Red caps are given to survivors of heart disease.
A heart-shaped balloon adorns a young walker as she winds her way through the Heart Walk route.