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As you probably know, I've been doing this 5K running thing for a few years now - 4 to be precise. I ran in one my first year, 2 my second, 3 my third, and now I've completed 4 in my 4th year as a runner! The only one I've done every year is our town's invariable HOT one in July, but I've now completed the Y's Freaky 5K for three different years!
One of my favorite parts about this race is that it's a costume-friendly one. And I LOVE costumes. (But I think people who enter the costume contest in outfits they didn't run in are totally cheating.)
Anyway, presenting my 2013 Freaky 5K costume...
Beekeeper Being Chased by Bees!
I'd been toying with this idea in my head for a while, but last night I decided I really did want to do it, so after the girls went to bed, I made the bees with some scrap fabric, a really big Sharpie marker, some rubber rings (for their heads/to hold open them in a windsock fashion), and milk carton side wings. And thread. A lot of thread. Fishing line to attach them to my hat/veil combo.
I was worried that the wings would make them top-heavy, so I ended up sewing a largish bead inside each one at the bottom of the last stripe. I think it helped. Not that I ran fast enough that they really flew, but still...
The hat was a little more annoying than I thought it would be in that the front kept wanting to slide down lower than I liked, and my earbud cord was pulled on some by the elastic of the veil, so it kept falling out, but overall, not an awful one to run in, for a costume race anyway! Lots of compliments and smiles, so that was nice. I figure I'll just detach the bees' string from my hat and throw 'em in my costume tote 'cuz you just never know when this sort of thing will come in handy! :)
