Pumpkins in the Park 5K

Saturday night, Chris and I dropped off Kyle at Grandma and Grandpa P's, then headed back downtown to run the 13th annual Pumpkins in the Park 5K - Chicago's Official Halloween race for the whole family! Due to some miscalculations on our part, and some crazy traffic on Chicago's, we were nearly 20 minutes late. The last to start, but not the last to finish! Impressive, huh? We averaged roughly a 10 minute mile pace, which is actually a little bit faster than our typical post-Kyle speed. All 5K participants enjoyed a winding course with 3 "Fear Zones" through beautiful Lincoln Park then celebrated at the post-race party, which included food and drink, a Movie in the Park featuring the 1984 classic "Ghostbusters", and costume contests for:

• Best Original Costume
• Best Zombie Costume
• Best Dead Celebrity Costume

Even though everyone seemed to love our costumes, Chris refused to enter the contest ;( Nevertheless, there was a full moon in the sky, warm fires burning throughout the park, and lots of energized people, genuinely excited for Halloween.