- Announce a Halloween Fun Run just like you would on a normal year,
except explain that this year it will be done individually rather than in a big crowd. Establish an online registration, create t-shirts, and promote the event just like you would any year.
- If your community normally holds a Halloween fun run on a particular route, encourage them to do the same thing this year except create
three or four different routes for it, to limit the potential of participants crowding the route.
- Encourage participants to get into the Halloween spirit by running the route in costume and taking selfies at the finish line. Give special
awards – maybe gift certificates to local businesses – for the best costume a participant wears. Make sure there are categories for children, seniors, etc. to spread the fun.
- Rather than hold the event at one specific time, set a two-week window in which participants can run one of the designated routes. Everyone with a smartphone – and that’s everyone! – can time him- or
herself on the run. They can also take pictures and submit them to the
website and/or Facebook page for the race.
- Once the two-week time period is over, promote all the runners by
creating a collage of the submitted photos and handing out awards in a
virtual ceremony. Invite everyone to log in to watch!
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