The race will take place Saturday, May 11, 2019 @ 6pm. Lady Bird Johnson Park (10700 Nacogdoches Rd, San Antonio, TX 78217) Cash prizes for best Llorona costume and many more surprises. Bring a friend, dress up for the occasion, run with us and stay for the Fiesta.
The Legend of La Llorona (The Weeping Woman): JoA sad story of a woman who murdered her children and, because she feels overwhelming guilt, she searches for them in the night wind, crying, full of sorrow "¡ay mis hijos!" (oh, my children!"). It is said that on a full moon the wind blows angrily, personifying the desperation that La llorona has for finding her children. As a child, I was so traumatized by this story that the slightest howl of the wind would send me shivering beneath my blankets. I would imagine La Llorona and fear that she would capture me. Legends like La Llorona is what I miss the most from my childhood life and thanks to this nostalgic feeling I am here organizing a run.
