Date Of Event: October 22, 2022
Location: Salem, MA
Clowns, devils and zombies oh my! These were just a few of the costumes people wore to the annual Creepy Clown and Devil’s Chase road race at Salem Willows last weekend.
Over 1,000 runners participated in the annual race. All participants were given these cool medals while the top performers were given additional awards,
The clowns started their 3.33 mile race first. While costumes were not required, they were encouraged.
One of the things I noticed is how many runners were smiling and having fun while they were running. As a runner I can say I don’t recall smiling or enjoying myself while running. Who knew running could be so much fun
Living up to the name of the race, some of the devils were dressed to scare for their 6.66 mile race!
Not all of the costumes were scary though. For instance, there were these cute participants
The spectators also dressed up and rooted for their favorite runners.
There were also some inspiring participants in the race this year.
Team Hoyt ran in the event
And a visually impaired runner also completed the race
New England Nomad 
October 29th, 2022 at 2:17 am
There’s a great deal of thought and effort gone into those marvellous costumes. They all deserved their really cool medals!
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October 29th, 2022 at 7:28 pm
Exactly! I love the creativity and the sheer fun everyone had.
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October 29th, 2022 at 10:49 am
How fabulous was that! And a dog was there too. Wonderful post and how wonderful to see EVERYONE included. 🙂
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October 29th, 2022 at 7:29 pm
I agree! It was great to see such an inclusive event. And I didn’t realize just how many dogs like to run road races!
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October 29th, 2022 at 10:15 pm
Always love your posts. So much fun. Thank you. And dogs like to run, so I guess it’s not surprising, when you think about it, right?
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October 29th, 2022 at 10:39 pm
Thank you! And that’s a fair point!
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