One of our good friends Ted helped organize this great event for a great cause. The event was called the "The Dianne DeVanna Center 2-Way 5K" and the concept was this:
Run a 5k loop at 9:00am clockwise, have some food, stretch, recover, make new friends, then run a 5k on the same loop at 11:00am counterclockwise!
The idea was a great one. It created a competitive atmosphere racing against the same people in your skill level just 2 hours later. The field was small but that competitive aspect was still present. With a hopefully larger field in the events to come, it could only get better. Ted mentioned that they were potentially holding this type of race twice per year. I'll keep ya posted when I hear when and where the next one will be.
Oh yea...and the Area Goats had some luck (not to toot our own horns or anything!)! We all received some sort of hardware but it was Nick and Alex who stole the show, capturing first place overall for males and females!!! They are both incredibly humble and attributed it to the small field, but I was very impressed...both really great runners.
Notice Alex modeling her new "Team Marathon Bar" gear. They are sponsoring her with some of her personal racing events. I can't wait to try some of the bar samples...always searching for good, calorie-packed, packable food!
Brian! I discovered your blog when Grant tweeted about it (I follow Grant). I love it and I've bookmarked it to read regularly. Nick told me a little about this race, but didn't mention the medals and trophies.
ReplyDeleteGood work - you write well.