Emily Cegledy's Staging Area

We had a great time running this 10K. The expo was good, but I’ll probably skip it next time and have my packet mailed to me because the traffic getting there was rough. The shuttles on race morning were organized and efficient. The volunteers were friendly. The National Guard was there with dogs and there were snipers on the rooftops so that was interesting. The biggest draw back was the port a potty situation. 36,000 people and not nearly enough port a potties at the beginning of the race, we waited over a hour to use one and it was GROSS. I wish there had been another water stop in the middle of the race because it was so humid. I do Jeffing run/walk and I started in K corral because when I registered I said I was a “run/walk.” I should have just said I was a “run” because I was going much faster than most people and I’m really slow 😂 It was hard to get around all the walkers, those of us that were running were having to go on the grass next to the road for first part of the race. The after race area was fun, with lots of different foods and drinks. More signage would have been nice, I’m short so it was hard to figure out where to go to catch the bus back when the race was over because it was so crowded. Overall it was very fun though and I plan on doing it again next year!