This year’s SoCal’s Halloween FIT FALL 5K & 10K will support our armed forces and anything in a uniform. It’s a kick off for a FIT FALL. We are combining the traditional Halloween/Harvest theme (so if that’s your gig, costume it up, join in games, costume contests, and super fun …
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This year’s SoCal’s Halloween FIT FALL 5K & 10K will support our armed forces and anything in a uniform.
It’s a kick off for a FIT FALL. We are combining the traditional Halloween/Harvest theme (so if that’s your gig, costume it up, join in games, costume contests, and super fun selfies and awards. But, NEW this year, we are adding an ARMY/BOOT Camp element to make it even more fun. A corner of the race expo/encampment will be a BOOT CAMP. A chance to play army at boot camp skill stations before or after the run. A chance to get army face painted. And an additional awards added for not only best Halloween costumes, but best top three themed in a uniform! And a awards for teams that run in platoon formation. Don’t have a platoon leader, but want to run with one? We will assign you in platoon at a slow, military pace!
Here’s how unique this event will be. The finisher medal is in the form of a huge army dog tag… the ribbon and medal are two sided. Flip it, and you are celebrating Halloween and the fall Harvest. Turn it over and you are celebrating the armed forces and a FIT FALL! We made something for EVERY BODY! If you are a fast and competitive type, fitness it up. If you are looking for a relaxed and goofy outlet that lets you costume up. We have that too. We are the something for Every Body and Everybody races.
Formerly the Wigged Out 5k/10k is now your fall festival/Halloween. Wear a costume, anything in a uniform, or just come in running and walking attire. But come to have a great TIME! We also recognize that this is the month of Dia De Los Muertos. You can make it your Day of the Dead Celebration for the entire family.
And, this race is part of the WINTER SERIES MEDALS. Do any three of the Caren Ware Events, Thanksgiving Days races, Santa Claus with a Cause, or Run in the New Year and get a 4th medal. Because we LOVE FITTING all together!
Awards to top best Halloween costumes. Awards to best themed in a uniform. Prizes to groups that run in platoon formation. Top three Team trophies to fastest teams. Age division awards. Those huge dog tag finisher medals to everyone! So many awards. So much fun.
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This is the third race I have run by Caren Ware Events. I am drawn to these themed races because I enjoy running in costumes. For this race, I pulled … MORE
This is the third race I have run by Caren Ware Events. I am drawn to these themed races because I enjoy running in costumes. For this race, I pulled out one of my favorite running costumes — Joy from Inside Out.
The event offered free race morning packet pick-up. It was unclear as to exactly what time pick-up was scheduled to start. The website listed both 6:30 and 7:00 am as the start time. I arrived at 7:00 am and had no difficulty walking right up to pickup my bib and shirt. The participant shirt was white, cotton and unisex. Score, a new work undershirt.
The race information e-mail said that “real pumpkins” were going to be randomly raffled off. I did not see any real pumpkins, but they did give away C4 energy drinks, Anaheim Angels hats & blankets, Justin’s peanut butter products (yum!) and plastic pumpkin pales containing a shirt and energy drink. Small tombstone statues were given to the costume contest winners.
A live band played shortly before the race started while the announcer gave away various prizes. The Kids 1/2 mile run was scheduled to start at 8:10 am. The 200 yard Diaper Dash was scheduled to start at 8:15 am. The 5K/10K mass start was scheduled to start at 8:30 am.
Like many of these types of events, some walkers were unaware that runners should start towards the front and walkers should start towards the back. The course was an easy (but dull) out-and-back along the Huntington Beach bike path. This is the same course as the other Caren Ware Events I have run. The post-race refreshments included water, bananas, Rise Buddy baked brown rice chips, Nutrigrain bars and Halloween goodie bags containing 2 pieces of candy.
Vendors included Hello Fresh, Rise Buddy and Unbelieva-bowl. Rise Buddy gave away a bag of chips to anyone who followed them on Instagram. This was in addition to the bag of chips you could receive upon finishing the race. The race information e-mail said to throw $5 in your pocket for an Unbelieva-bowl (acai bowl made with organic vegan ingredients). I brought exactly $5. Unfortunately the small 12 oz bowls were $9 and the large 24 oz bowls were $12. Unbelieva-bowl very generously made me a smaller sized bowl for my $5. They also took card, but I had left my wallet back in the car.
Like the other Caren Ware Events I have run, there was no official event photographer. The race director and announcer took cellphone photos and video before and after the race to share on social media.
The medal was a pumpkin and is designed to connect via magnets to the ‘Santa Claus with a Cause’ and ‘Run in the New Years’ medals. If you collect all 3 medals, you will receive a 4th medal complete the image (spoiler alert, it is a shoe).
Overall, this is a casual, fun, family-friendly event. I am not sure if I will run it again next year, but I had a good time.