Saturday, October 17, 2015

Halloween Family 5K Fun Race Idea

There are a lot of Halloween themed races - zombies, races during the night, scary themed, or even obstacle. I was thinking of a new race idea for the Halloween season that I haven't seen done before. There doesn't seem to be a lot of fun Halloween races that you can do with your family. 

Halloween is a fun holiday! A lot of people put a lot of time and effort into their costumes.
  • The race would be a family friendly 5K. 
  • All runners would need to be in a costume.
  • Instead of a race shirt, all runners would get a Halloween themed candy bucket with the race name and date on it. The bucket would be used to collect the treats along the course
  • Instead of water stations, there would be 'treat' stations where you would get a treat.
  • Once all runners have crossed the finish line, there would be a costume contest with different categories. The winners of each category would be based on applause from the crowd. Not every runner would need to be part of the costume contest entries.
I've never put a race together. I don't know if this idea is something that could actually happen, but it never hurts to keep thinking of new ideas in the running world!.