Starlight 5K

Portland holds it's annual 5K race before the Starlight Parade as part of the Rose Festival. It's a crazy race, if it isn't obvious, with a majority of the runners in costume.
I convinced Jeff to run with me this year as a bee and the keeper. We did the race 5 years ago when I ran as a giant strawberry. Luckily we had a very nice breeze so we weren't totally overheating! The race goes along the parade route and happens right before the parade starts so all the people are lined up cheering you on. This year the news reported there were 250,000 spectators. Talk about a cheering section!