The Insane 5K Inflatable Run

Today the Museum was the site for the "Insane 5K Inflatable Run". I'd never heard of this before but the name is pretty accurate. It's a 5 K run, it uses inflatables, and it's insane. Although the goal is to finish the 5 K, it seems to be more about having fun than racing. In fact, many running teams came in costumes.

I don't think anyone kept track of official run-times; if the runner cared about that, it was their own responsibility. The official started big groups of runners every half hour, to avoid bunching up on the track. The starting point is a huge inflatable, where the runners scramble up the puffy stairs...

and slide down the other side!

Then they ran along a marked-out course around the Museum grounds. Along the way were several other inflatables, just to keep the course interesting and fun!

Randy spent the day working in the small kitchen, where they served breakfast burritos and lunch burgers and hot dogs. I worked on the grounds, digging out around the rose bushes. This is all volunteer stuff, we aren't even scheduled to work until Tuesday!