Sunday, March 16, 2008

Shamrock Shuffle

Distances: 10 miles, 10k, 5k, kid's run
http://www.the-athletes-edge.com/
This is a new race (or at least I hope it's a new race) and once it gets around its organizational problems, there is potential for a great local race. My #1 beef- prior to the race, the "race website" had no race information except the race logo. At the bare minimum it needed a link, or even a sentence, directing you to Active.com for race info and registration. After the race, results did get posted on this "official website." I ran the 10k which was two loops around a golf course. I think the 5k was supposed to run the second of the two 10k loops, although the participants got misdirected and did the first loop instead. I think the 10 mile made a loop outside the golf course, then joined up with the 10k. The 5k and 10k were all on asphalt paths. The course was far from hilly, but it was never really flat either. The biggest hills were a few hundred meters at the start and a 1/4 mile long grade into the finish. Expect distance markers every 2 miles. Top 3 overall get gift certificates to the local running store, which is nice.

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