A huge thank you to the nearly 250 runners and walkers who participated in the 2012 Ugly Christmas Sweater Fun Run, befitting the Cerebral Palsy Association of Colorado Springs ! We had a record crowd, and are already on the books for next year!
Some of you who participated in last year's event asked for warmer weather. Well, you got it! Once again we were lucky enough to have Matt Meister of News Channel 13 join us,delivering us temperatures that neared 70 degrees, (compared to last year's zero degree temperatures) which probably felt a lot warmer, since everyone was wearing sweaters .Last year's run was too cold, this year's run was too hot. Maybe next year's run will be just right........
Another big thank you to the many local businesses who donated the gift cards, stuffed animals, bagels, ( I saw a few well fed squirrels running around with whole bagels in their mouths! Those Monument Valley Park squirrels can be pretty bold, so I am sorry to those of you whose bagels were stolen by squirrels) and other goodies that were used as citations given out by the "fashion police lady" (aka the race director and founder).
Thank you also to all our sponsors. Without you, this race couldn't happen. The Colorado Running Company was there helping us at packet pickup and did the timing, which is a good thing, because counting can be hard for a "creative type" like me. And your sweaters! They would have made it impossible to concentrate on counting anyway! clashing colors, fuzz balls and pills, stripes mixed with polka dots, polyester blends, strange elf skirts worn in conjunction with their sweater (yes, you know who you are)......... corsages, yes, corsages, apparently worn just to further flaunt your fashion disaster. Can you imagine a scene with everyone there at the finish doing the "Gangnam Style" dance in their sweaters?! just a thought......
The city of Colorado Springs is great to work with. A big thank you to the great people at Parks and Recreation who were always helpful and patient, and answered all my calls and emails (which were plentiful) to get this event off the ground. American Medical Response and the off duty police officers who were helped at our event went above and beyond in their efforts. And based on how terrible some of those sweaters you all were wearing, I think they all should have been given hazard duty pay! Seriously people. Some of your sweaters were downright scary!
And to all our volunteers who selflessly and anonymously donated the hundreds of behind the scenes hours of time and effort, THANK YOU!
Results are posted on CPACS Ugly Christmas Sweater Fun Run's new website! We're still building it, but the initial results are up. (Some of you who entered the walk at packet pick up and on race day may not be listed yet.)
Please go to www.uglychristmassweaterrun.com
And please support CPACS our event's official charity, which has been part of the local Pikes Peak Community for over 47 years. For more information on this organization, please go to www.cpappr.org
