Days like today are perfect for three things. <a href="http://www.utulsa.edu/alumni/homecoming/">Football is one of them</a>. <a href="http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2009/10/what-to-do-in-tulsa-this-weekend_29.html">Trick-or-treating is another</a>.

The third, of course, is running.

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The starting gun sounded bright and early on this Halloween morning to kick off <a href="http://tulsarun.com/">Tulsa Run 2009, the annual celebration of health and fitness in downtown and Midtown Tulsa</a>. It's the oldest and largest run in the state, and after 31 years, it's better than ever.

The reason I found myself behind the starting line at Tulsa Run for the third year in a row (actually, I had to miss a year, thanks to being heavily pregnant in 2007) was that I love the energy that's created by the thousands of people raring to run through the streets of my favorite part of this city. Running through a sea of humanity is an experience like no other. If you've never done it, it sounds unremarkable. To those who have, though, it's even more exciting than <a href="http://marshallbrewing.com/">the free Marshall beer waiting behind the finish line</a>.

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Well, almost more exciting than the free Marshall beer behind the finish line.

Here's an idea. How about I stop rambling and show y'all some photos from this year's Tulsa Run? I promise they're better than Uncle Remus's vacation slides.

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Congrats to all you Tulsa Runners out there. You ran a stupendous race this morning. Now, go eat something to harden your arteries to reward yourselves for a job well done. 

All the free candy you snagged at the finish line this morning would be a good start.