Halloween 5K

Ok, this is the last of the Halloween posts.

This year was the 2nd Annual Halloween 5K.

It wasn't nearly as cold as last year, but still pretty chilly!

I was inspired by Corbin's costume and went as Skunkie.

Kasey rocked an escaped convict costume

I can't believe how much our group of running buddies has grown!

Back Row: L-R Darcie, Becky, two gals from the singles ward, Tia (+ baby bump), Vera, Karen, Lara, Jocelyn (my favorite costume, this year--can you believe she ran 5K in that? Hilarious.)
Bottom Row: Tanya, Me, Kasey, (not shown: Rachelle and Carrie...we can't ever seem to catch everyone in one picture)

There were 3x as many runners this year than last year, but less people that were dressed up! Isn't the point of a 5K on Halloween to run in costume? So fun! I will say that people learned their lesson after freezing their tushies off, last year, and came fully clothed this time. There was a couple in sweet 80's leotards, a Max from Where the Wild Things Are, Salt and Pepper shakers, and a few other pretty awesome costumes.

It was a lot of fun, but over too quickly. I came in at 30 minutes, which is a few minutes slower than last year's time, but my goal for this race, so I'm happy with it. I'm thinking maybe I'm too slow for 5K's. I really wish there was a half somewhere nearby that's not on Sunday. The next local Saturday half is the Bentonville Half and it's in April.

Kasey and I talked about running the Disney Half Marathon in Orlando in January.

The course goes through downtown disney and through each of the major Disney theme parks. Awesome, right? Also, we can get flights round trip for about $120, so it's doable. But by the time you add the (insane) cost of the race, a decent hotel, a rental car, and tickets to DisneyWorld (because who goes to orlando for a weekend getaway and doesn't hit Disney?) it was going to cost like $600, so we vetoed the idea and are still on the lookout for a perfect girls weekend. We haven't had one in a year and a half!

I really really really have the itch to run a half or full marathon though. We might just map one out and have our husbands work the water stations for us.

A ladies half marathon. Free. Who's in? Each runner provides one volunteer (ahem, husband) to work the course and cheer for the wifeys on the run.

Fun, right?

and FREE. Stupid Disney--$130 for a race registration and doesn't even include admission to the park when you're done? Boo.

I still want to do it though. Someday.