Fargo-Moorehead Halloween Run
Fargo-Moorehead Halloween Run
( 2 reviews )-
Fargo,
North Dakota,
United States - October
- 3 miles/5K, 6 miles/10K, 13.1 miles/Half Marathon
- Road Race
- Event Website
Amy W
Minnesota, United StatesOverall
T-Shirts/SWAG
Aid Stations
Course Scenery
Expo Quality
Elevation Difficulty
Parking/Access
Race Management
EXPO: I picked up my 5k & Half Marathon numbers right before the Friday Fright Night 5k. It was a quick process and the expo/pre-race area was in the Fargo Civic Center and set up really nicely.
RACE SWAG: I ran the 5k along with the half marathon the next day to earn a bonus Monster medal. The medals had a cool design and also included a long-sleeve black technical shirt.
COURSE: The 5k race starts and ends in the Fargo Civic Center, which is very nice for the chilly evening and morning races. The Fright Night 5k started at 6:30 and the sun set during our run. The weather was perfect and the course had a variety of scary characters that jump out at you - hence the Fright Night :) With the lead bike following the 1st place guy running a 15-minute 5k pace, I was off in "no man's land" and definitely got lost a few times (with my stroller + toddler, he didn't seem to mind). I finally gave up and just waited for the guys behind me . I would rather get lost as a group! I was nervous a few times, wondering if we were on course for the next day's races instead, but we did eventually make it!
The toddler & I blew straight past the Civic Center finish line entry but turned around and ended up finishing 3rd. Getting lost is frustrating! Hopefully this will be marked better next year - even with glowing signs or something cool like that, because the dark added to the navigating issue.
AID STATIONS: No aid stations were needed for the 5k (of if there were some, I didn't see them!).
POST-RACE: Bottled water and trick-or-treating candy was available post-run. My toddler/stroller passenger was very pleased with that!
LOGISTICS: Parking at the Civic Center Ramp was the best option for getting to the race and I wasn't charged for parking there! Besides that option, a parking spot can be tricky to find in the downtown location of the Civic Center.