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Detroit Turkey Trot - 2017

  Auto Show 5K - 2018

  Cupid's Undie Run - 2018

Detroit Turkey Trot - 2018

Auto Show 5K - 2019

Corktown Races - 2019

Detroit Turkey Trot - 2019

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Detroit Turkey Trot - 2017 - 5K

The Detroit Turkey Trot was my first run with more than 10,000 participants!  It was my first costume win!  I didn't expect my Harley Quinn costume to win with so many people in costumes.  I decided to make Turkey Quinn the night before the run....More

Auto Show 5K - 2018 - 5K

The 2018 Auto Show 5K had great long sleeve shirts, medals and even a personalized bib with our first names!  Packet pick-up was at the Adventure Center in Detroit.  I had never been there.  The course ran towards the Eastern Market....More

Cupid Undie Run - 2018 - 5K

It got cancelled due to weather.  The city of Detroit felt it was unsafe with the amount of snow and ice on the roads to hold the large event.  The 2018 Cupids Undie Run became a huge indoor drinking dance party in underwear that I was not interested in....More

Detroit Turkey Trot - 2018 - 5K

I worked so hard on my 2018 Detroit Turkey Trot robot for the month of October while my ankle healed.  I was upset I couldn't run with my fracture not 100% healed.  I went down to Cobo and walked around in the robot.  I met with the costume judging panel.  We waited on the second level until the 5K was finished and came back down for the costume results....More

Auto Show 5K - 2019 - 5K

The 2019 Auto Show 5K had the Auto Show Pug and the same fantastic murals. It snowed pretty good on us! We went to For the Love of Sugar and got a box of their amazing macarons. Luke loves macarons.   The 2019 Corktown Races were filled with Irish spirit....More

Corktown Races - 2019 - 5K

The 2019 Corktown Races were filled with Irish spirit!  I was very excited about the design logo of the Irish man and woman when I registered.  They had a very cool website. I decided on a costume theme of “Sham Rock N’ Roll.”  It turned into a very cool project making a full-size cardboard shamrock guitar that lit up....More

Detroit Turkey Trot - 2019 - 5K

The 2019 Detroit Turkey Trot is a run I do every year. Halloween has been moved up to November for me.  I do a lot of costume design and construction throughout the year, but for Detroit its go big or go home. I give it my best year after year. The blueprinting for the next year usually starts the day I get home from the race. This year I paper-mached a giant blow-up beach ball.  It took a week with massive amounts of layering to get the ball strong enough....More

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