The Zombie Dash 2018 Photos 142 Mile Drive My second Zombie Dash in 2018 was my first time running in an event for two years in a row!  I had a fractured ankle and tried to run before it was healed.  I couldn't make it far out of the start corral before I had to walk.  I was upset, but still determined to finish the race walking.  I got lost on the course in the first half mile in Downtown Grand Rapids.  I met a great family who was also lost and we walked the rest of the race together.  They were from Lansing.  By the time we got to Apocalyptic Avenue the zombies were so sparse and tired we could walk and not be threatened.  The zombies were more for entertainment by that point.  I thought Pyramid Head from Silent Hill was really creepy and great.  He was on stilts!  He was not a zombie grabbing life tags.  He just walked creepily back and forth along Front Avenue NW. I came in last with the cleanup crew behind me, officially the last in a race.  Getting lost was due to a sign

   Run Scream Run 2018 Photos 19 Mile Drive 2018 Run Scream Run was like the Hoodie Hoo due to an injury that occurred on the course.  Pain in my leg hit me at mile one and I managed to limp-walk a half mile to the next aide station.  I took a medical golf cart back to the finish. I found out from an x-ray later that week I had fractured my right ankle. The medical crew at RF Events were the nicest people and took great care of me.  It was sad watching the red blow-ups and other awesome costume participants race ahead as I rode back to the start unable to finish the race.   The walk to the parking lot from run festivities was a good distance.  I went for Sporty Harley Quinn and made a Ghost Quinn in honor of Halloween.  I had a lot of fun in costume.  The costumes and course decor at Run Scream Run were amazing!  I wish I could have run through more of the course (especially whatever was behind the finish line in the woods).  I loved that blow-up costumes had their own award category.

   Scrumpy Skedaddle Run 2018 Photos 72 Mile Drive The 2018 Scrumpy Skedaddle got us cider, donuts and our Halloween pumpkins.  I got to the start late and had to run through walkers to get up closer to the front.  There were a lot of participants!  Some walkers were not happy about me weaving through them even though I was nice about it.  It was odd.  The course was another awesome off road run through Almar Orchards.  It was a tad muddy and slippery at times but still great.  It rained a little bit off and on during the run.  We ran through tight areas between apple trees that were like a labyrinth.  That was the best part!  There was a breakfast ticket after the run with sausage and pancakes.  I bought extra tickets for the family.  I was really inspired by the finisher on crutches!  I liked the orchard’s chocolate lab and being able to see the inner workings of the orchard while in line for pancakes.  I like the name of this run.  I am always a fan of RF Event races.  Flushing Page

   GRR Runway Run 2018 Photos 134 Mile Drive The 2018 GRR Runway run was my first run on a major runway!  I was very intrigued by the thought of running on the runway of an airport Jason worked at.  We stopped in Portland and got donuts for breakfast on our drive out.  It rained for a bit at the start but then cleared up. I had Jason and the kids drop me off and stay dry.  A lot of runners were wearing ponchos.  Unfortunately, participants took off their ponchos as the rain subsided and dropped them on the course.  It’s hard enough to clean up regular courses after events.  It wasn’t a nice gesture to drop garbage.  It makes it seem like runners are not thankful to be able to run on a runway.  A really cool helicopter made circles around us during the run.  The start and finish had a tunnel under the runway to go through.  We got a super cool spinning propeller medal at the finish line. The post-race bundt cake coupon was amazing.  We went to Nothing Bundt Cakes and picked up a bundt b