Fun In The Park

From our friends at Metro Parks:


Celebrate Halloween with an after-dark fun run through Point Defiance Park
Inaugural event features a glowing race course and family-friendly fun

At dusk on Saturday, October 23rd, ghouls, goblins and creepy, crawly, scary things from all over the city will emerge to run or walk in the Black Cat 5-mile fun run along Point Defiance Park's Five Mile Drive. Humans are invited to participate as well.

This spooktacular fun run begins at 5:30 pm and is guaranteed to turn an evening of ghoulish exercises into a howling good time. Participant are encouraged to dress in costume and bring glow sticks, headlamps or flashlights. The first and second male and female finishers win shoes from South Sound Running.

Five Mile Drive will be brimming with activity, if not daylight, to help ease the potential eeriness of the forested road at dusk. Portions of the course will be illuminated with light towers and Christmas lights. Costumed volunteers wielding flashlights, glow sticks and lanterns will cheer on participants throughout the course and will help brighten the route. Low-level lighting such as glow sticks and votives will cast a glow at 15-foot intervals along the road, always visible by runners and walkers. As additional security, the Tacoma Wheelman's Bicycle Club will ride the course with the runners and walkers.

Family activities at the start/finish area, located near the Point Defiance Bowl, will include a spooky storytelling tent, haunted Halloween crafts and a crazy costume contest.

Entry fee is $25 for pre-registration and $35 on the day of the race. Online registration is available at www.metroparkstacoma.org/races. Cost included black fleece running gloves and two glow stick (not guaranteed for day-of-race registrants).

Check in begins at 4:30 pm and the run begins at 5:30 pm. Race packets will be available for pick-up a the Metro Parks Main Office, 4702 S. 19th Street the week before the race. Participants can also register and pick up packets at South Sound Running, 1736 Pacific Ave., 98402. Pre-registration closes at midnight October 21st.

Sponsored by Metro Parks and South Sound Running.