We’ve all been there: you’re so focused on your conference championships-slash-NYC Marathon buildup that you totally forgot this Thursday is Halloween. And sure, you’re a little too old to be trick-or-treating, but you still want to get in the spirit of the holiday and show off your knowledge of the best niche track and field moments of the year. Plenty of people are going to go as that one viral French pole vaulter, but you’re a hardcore fan: you’d rather your Halloween costume show off your in-depth knowledge of your favorite sport while also dazzling friends and strangers alike with its inventiveness.

But it’s October 30th and you’re out of ideas. That’s where we come in, with a helpful list of last-minute costume ideas that will give you a perfect conversation starter at your next Halloweekend party. And if you’re single and a total stranger recognizes any of these costumes without an explanation, they might be your soulmate.

Without further ado, here are the Lap Count’s best Halloween costumes of 2024:

Yared the Goose: This is an obvious one, but it’ll be a hit nevertheless. All you need is a pair of Ons, a fake bronze medal, and the swan part of your Bjork costume from 2001. If you really go all-out, you might even get a shoutout on the Coffee Club podcast.

Unretired Kara Winger: “Zombie” is hardly the most original costume idea out there, but throw on a Team USA kit and pick up a javelin (maybe a cardboard one for safety’s sake), and boom: you’re Zombie Kara Winger, who came back from the dead athletic retirement to compete in her fifth Olympic Trials earlier this year.

Mondo DuPLANTis: Think Uma Thurman as Poison Ivy, plus a Swedish flag and a floppy haircut. And depending on your state laws, you could also interpret “DuPLANTis” liberally and give your costume a more cannabis-influenced flavor.

Graham Blanks Space: Now this is a couple’s costume that isn’t exclusively track-related, but it works. One person dresses as NCAA champion and Paris Olympian Graham Blanks (Harvard track kit and New Balance spikes); the other puts on a blonde wig and blue eyeshadow and goes as 1989-era Taylor Swift.

Challengers, but make it track: Another couples costume for the film enthusiast track fans. A few sharp haircuts, Sharpied-on tattoos, and Oakley sunglasses, and a Jakob Ingebrigtsen x Josh Kerr star-crossed lovers costume isn’t hard to throw together. To give it a 2024 spin, dress up in tennis whites and carry rackets as well and you’re Jakob and Josh if they starred in Challengers. Bonus points if a third person dresses up as Zendaya.

Femke Bowl: Speaking of crossover with other sports, if you have plenty of orange clothing and can master a Mickey Mouse impression with a Dutch accent, all you need is a shiny 15-pound ball and rental shoes to dress as Dutch hurdles superstar Femke “Bowl.” She rarely knocks down a hurdle but always knocks down the pins!

If anyone does actually take us up on these challenges, please tag us on social media. And if you have an incredible track-themed Halloween costume we didn’t think of, let us know and you just might find yourself with a shoutout in next week’s newsletter.

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