• Superhero Grace Vivar runs during the Santa Maria Valley Discovery Museum’s Superhero Fun Run. The Taylor Elementary School student placed second in the run. Before the race, she won the contest to design the event T-shirt. (Janene Scully / Noozhawk photo)
  • Superman Jeremy Winn greets a young superhero upon completing the Santa Maria Valley Discovery Museum run. (Janene Scully / Noozhawk photo)
  • Nikki Killings leads her family of The Incredibles for the Superhero Fun Run. (Janene Scully / Noozhawk photo)
  • Superman Jeremy Winn greets a young superhero upon completing the run. (Janene Scully / Noozhawk photo)
    Superman Jeremy Winn greets a young superhero upon completing the run. (Janene Scully / Noozhawk photo)
  • The Santa Maria Valley Discovery Museum Superhero Fun Run wasn’t just for kids. From left, Holly Costello, Lisa Lichtenfels and April Sargeant donned costumes for the event. (Janene Scully / Noozhawk photo)
  • Amy Asman Blasco and Adam Bilow pause for a selfie before resuming their role greeting runners. (Janene Scully / Noozhawk photo)
  • Kaylee Albrecht, 5, stops for a temporary tattoo during the Santa Maria Valley Discovery Museum Fun Run. (Janene Scully / Noozhawk photo)
  • Superman Jeremy Winn directs a young runner, 4-year-old Gianna Ventura, during the Santa Maria Valley Discovery Museum Fun Run. (Janene Scully / Noozhawk photo)
  • Hazel Hatley completes the Santa Maria Valley Discovery Museum Fun Run on Sunday morning after her daughter, Kaylee, raced past her to the finish line. (Janene Scully / Noozhawk photo)

Bill Macfadyen is Noozhawk’s founder and publisher. Contact him at wmacfadyen@noozhawk.com, and follow him on Instagram: @bill.macfadyen. The opinions expressed are his own.