NYCRUNS FROZEN PENGUIN 5K 1/8/23

On Sunday, January 8th, 2023, my friend and I went to an event called NYCRUNS Frozen Penguin 5k. The event was about people registering for a 5K(3.1 miles) run, racing to be first or having a fun time with friends at 9 in the morning. The volunteers had to arrive at the event(at central park, and we live in Queens) at 6 am, and to make it in time; we had to wake up at 4-5 am. Once we arrived at the event destination, the project leader was late, so we couldn’t sign in until 6:30 am, but we started volunteering at 6 am. My friend and I were assigned with some other bxsci key club members to bag management. We organized runners ’ bags, tagged the bags with the runner ’ s number and put them into sections so the runners won’t have to run with a bag on their pack. Then we would return the bag to the runner right after the race. In the end, some of our bxsci members could take three bags full of bagels because they were working at the food/water distribution area, and there were a lot of bagels left over. We decided to take photos of the event with everyone holding a bagel and take off in our directions afterward. I would recommend attending these events if you love standing and watching people run and live nearby the area because waking up extremely early isn’t fun. Also, try going during the spring season when the weather is nice because sometimes these events, the weather can be freezing.

- Benjamin Lin '24