Crowdsourcing Halloween….

Oct 31st is fast approaching.  And that means its time for another one of my newly-founded “traditions” – the 5K Halloween costume run through Golden Gate Park with SF Mad Dash!  In one of my more (of many) classic moments last year, I ran/walked/guided people in a highly responsible manner through the race dressed as a bright orange traffic cone.  Here is the video and some pictures from last year’s race in case you missed them…. (which wouldn’t be difficult because I don’t think i ever quite got round to posting them… but better late than never, right?)

Oh yes.  That’s one mighty fine looking traffic cone right there…

Now THAT’S how you photo bomb…

I’m sure they didn’t mind.  Really.

That’s a lotta bull.

Falling fairly and squarely into the “We Didn’t Train For  This and Don’t Expect Us to Run Much Either” camp

Poignant picture captured, right before the split….

Taco-tastic

That dude is suspiciously happy to be wearing that costume…

Made it!!

Sprinting for the finish…

A well-earned rest, hanging with my homies

This guy was really bugging me.

80’s Flashback Party Posse.  Ended up winning the costume contest.  I woz robbed.

Snap, crackle and poptarts.

Not even the hounds were safe…

So, now its coming up for That Time of Year Again and the theme this year (it may also have been last year’s theme, I wasn’t really paying attention, to be honest) is Wicked Woods.  Once again held in Golden Gate Park, the route is 5K of meandering through the woods (or slightly shorter if you accidentally take a wrong turn and cut off the last half mile… ahem), finishing up at Polo Field Stables for an afterparty with food trucks, beer and music.  http://www.sfmaddash.com

Now, I still – of course – have the traffic cone costume carefully stored up in a cupboard somewhere, so I could once again do my newly-Americanized civic duty – but that would be boring!  So, in true San Francisco techie-fashion, I have decided on the following approach.

This year I will be crowdsourcing my Halloween costume selection process.

Which is basically a fancy-schmancy way of getting other people to do your work for you.

Which is another way of saying – this year, YOU get to choose my costume for the 5K run!

Now, a few ground rules first before you get overexcited and plot to send me round in an outfit that’s likely to get me arrested (Daniel) – firstly, consider the theme of the run.  Anything that ties into Wicked Woods will score you extra points.  Secondly,  it does need to be somewhat mobile to at least allow me to walk (if not run) for 5K.  And lastly, and most importantly, I won’t wear anything that’s too skimpy or revealing – a) it’s too cold b) i’m still too chubby and c) no-one needs to see that.  So, if the outfit can make people laugh (or at least shake their head in a slightly wondering fashion) while still preserving my modesty, that will definitely score you bonus points.

But what about the scoring system, I hear you cry?  Well… I might just have to dust off the Wheel of Fur-tune to take care of that…

You have one week to submit your suggestions….. the clock… starts… . NOW!