Ugly Sweater Run

So, my second ever 5k was another fun run. This one was interesting. You have to get the ugliest Christmas sweater you can find, then you run 3.2 miles in it. Even though it's Michigan and it's cold in the winter, it's still extremely hot running in the sweater. The temperature was about 30-40 degrees, but it didn't feel like it at the end.













The run was fun, there were a lot of different ugly sweaters, there were people dressed like Christmas Trees, as Ralphie from a Christmas Story, and of course, Buddy the Elf.

Part of the race packet included a knit cap, and a fake mustache (they were temporary tattoos). When the run was done all the runners, over the age of 21,  got two free beers. Of course after drinking our beers and taking numerous pictures with the Sam Adams Cardboard cut out, we had to take our new friend Sam with us to lunch. The waiter was great, he let us take his picture with it....

The best part was the beer drinking at the end and celebrating our run together. I made new friends and had a lot of fun! Can't wait for another race soon! I am going to start working towards a 10k next!