Racin' in the rain: Export event benefits Moose charity

Stephanie Bruggeman, of Delmont, laughs while in her koala bear costume, alongside her friend and co-worker Bronwyn Sodrosky, left, as the pair prepare to race in the second annual “Blow Up Export” inflatable costume race on Saturday, May 13, 2023 in Export. Both Bruggeman and Sodrosky are math teachers at Penn-Trafford High School. “She talked me into doing this,” said Bruggeman of her co-worker. The event helped raise funds for the Moose Heart Charity.

Jessica Zerebnick, of Murrysville, center, next to friend Jaclyn McDaniel, of Jeannette, left, laugh and catch their breath after racing in the second annual “Blow Up Export” inflatable costume race on Saturday, May 13, 2023 in Export.

Participants prepare their inflatable costumes for racing the second annual “Blow Up Export” inflatable costume race on Saturday, May 13, 2023 in Export.

Runners begin racing down Washington Avenue in inflatable costumes during the second annual “Blow Up Export” costume race on Saturday, May 13, 2023 in Export. The event benefits the Moose Heart Charity.

Runners race to the finish line in inflatable costumes, including Kevin Writt, of Export, who was wearing a clown doing hand stands inflatable costume, during the second annual “Blow Up Export” inflatable costume race Saturday, May 13, 2023 in Export.

A pair of babies cross the finish line during the second annual “Blow Up Export” inflatable costume race on Saturday, May 13, 2023 in Export.

Bronwyn Sodrosky, right, helps her husband, Vince Sodrosky, with his inflatable baby costume while their friend, Doreen Cherep, of Penn, at left, watches in her dog costume before the start of the second annual “Blow Up Export” inflatable costume race on Saturday, May 13, 2023 in Export.