Recent Runs Done and Missed

Rockville 10K/5K

The Rockville 10K/5K was set at the King Farm Village Center.  People had to get there before 8:00 when they shut off the roads for the 8:30 AM race.  Parking was at the shopping center.  The day was cold but fairly nice.  They had the 10K and 5K runners start at different times.  We ran around the neighborhood and some main roads.  It was reasonably flat.  Just over 500 people participated in each of the 5K and 10K parts of the race.  As always with MCRRC it was a friendly well organized race.  This was my 2^nd 10K and I went at a comfortable pace and finished in just over one hour. 

Candy Cane City 5K (missed)

The race day was a very nice pretty fall day, not too cold or cloudy or windy.  I got up 6:00 AM to get there on time and did not have any problem finding the place.  Sadly the small park where they had the main parking was full and people were going off in the narrow residential streets to find parking.  By the time I got turned around and out of the park there was not a great deal of time to go searching for parking and I am directionally challenged, getting lost easily and not over found of parallel parking.  So I sadly turned around and went home having seen the place and the other runners.  This was quite disappointing.  Next year I will have to get there earlier. 

Turkey Burnoff      

As promised the temperature dropped significantly and the wend started howling the night before the Turkey Burnoff race so it was quit cold and windy for the race day morning.  Since the description made a point of the limited parking I made sure to come early and had no problem getting a good spot.  I did have a bit of a scare since just after I got out of the car to look around I dropped my key in the grass leaving my cell phone and scarf and hat in the locked car.  Fortunately I found my key fairly quickly.  This race was at Seneca Park on the paved path were the Christmas lights were put up.  They had both the 5 and 10 mile participants’ start at the same time and at the end of the course you could turn for the finish line for the 5 mile or go start for a turnaround to run the course a second time for 10 miles.  The runners did not need to choose until the end how long they wished to run.  There were over 300 people that did the 5 Mile and over 200 people the 10 mile race.  During the second half of the race I chatted some with several very nice people which made the race more fun.  I ran at a comfortable pace and was not too tired at the end, although I was a bit sore by the time I got home.  They will be having another race at Seneca Park this weekend.  This time a cross country 8K.