I ran my first 5K at PyCon 2012. All proceeds from the event went to the the charities Autism Speaks, the American Cancer Society, and the Epilepsy Foundation.

An impressive 148 participants completed the 7am run. Jacob Kaplan-Moss and the other 5K organizers did a great job of keeping the event upbeat and encouraging newcomers. I hope to see more programming communities supporting and encouraging fitness through events like this.

Read more at the event page and see more photos on Flickr (thanks and credit to volunteer photographer Michael McHugh).