AM Fun Run

There are very few things that can convince me to make the trek out to St. Charles. I’m just not a fan of the area, to be quite honest.
But then I heard about the Adam Morgan foundation’s annual fun run. The Adam Morgan foundation is an organization that provides support to families with autistic children. Hmm… a good cause? Running? A 7pm start time? Okay, count me in.
This was the 2^nd annual AM fun run. It was sponsored by Fleet Feet, and it began in Frontier Park in Old Town St. Charles. The fun run featured a 10K run, 5K run (or walk), or a 1.5 mile walk, so it definitely catered to all abilities.
Pros and Cons of the race?
Pros: A really good cause. Good race support with lots of volunteers and water stops.
Cons: If you’re doing the 1.5 mile walk or the 5K, you’ll be surrounded by tons of people. I see that as a good thing. However, I chose to run the 10K, and as a middle of the pack runner (not super fast, but not ridiculously slow, either), I was alone for much of the race. Seems like not many people (Maybe 30?) opted to do the 10K.
I don’t mind running alone when I’m familiar with the neighborhood. But this race took us through the Katy Trail, which I’m not very familiar with. And about a mile of the race had us running alongside a trailer park. And running alongside a trailer park in St. Charles at sunset is NOT where this girl wants to be! Yikes.
So while this one was a good cause, I’m not sure I’d run this race again. Maybe I’ll just donate money next year and leave the running through the backwoods part to the braver souls.