Bird -In - Hand Half Marathon 09/08/2012

The weekend of the Bird-in-Hand Half Marathon is a weekend full of fun.  It starts on Friday night with an Amish Pasta Party, Amish Country Hot Air Balloon Fest Launch, Bird-in-Hand Kid's Fun Run and Bird-in-Hand 5K and a Bonfire & S'mores Party.  The Half Marathon is  on Saturday.

What I find interesting is the Amish involvement in this weekend.  Most people think the Amish stay to themselves but the truth is when it come to helping out they are first in line.  The marathon proceeds go to the Bird-In-Hand fire company which has quite a few Amish volunteers.   

 The Amish took care of most of the weekend, making the pasta and pizza supper on Friday, signing runners in and helping out wherever needed.

 

The Amish children gave out water at the water stations, 

horse and buggy drivers gave rides to the runners that needed assistance

Bird-in-Hand has a running club called Vella Shpringa (translated, "let's run").  It is made up mostly of Amish and Mennonite people,  they run through the country once a month when it is full moon.

An amazing weekend for everyone.