Running Scared 5k scheduled for Oct. 5

This is not your ordinary 5k – this is the Pumpkin Challenge!

Test your strength and endurance by selecting a pumpkin to carry along the route. If you pick small, you’ll run the entire course. Or, you can select from larger, heavier pumpkins to run a shorter distance. Plus, you get to keep your pumpkin at the end of the race. Proceeds from the event benefit Florida Special Olympics.

Registration for the Running Scared 5K at Estero Community Park will be open until 6:30 p.m. on Oct. 5. The race kicks off at 7 p.m.

Learn more at Runsignup.com.

– Emiline Tiburcio, C2 Communications