"Belton has races?" That's what I thought when I saw this. Right after "Where's Belton?" This is a PR track. I had two races here in 2023, August and October. … MORE
“Belton has races?” That’s what I thought when I saw this. Right after “Where’s Belton?” This is a PR track. I had two races here in 2023, August and October. The August one I felt could be a PR but I slowed down towards the end because of the great conversation I had with a family that was out racing together (How cool is that?!), and I had a 10k later that day that I was saving my energy for, but unbeknownst to me the pace was picking up a few times beyond what it felt like. Incidentally, when I went back in October I PR’ed massively, so yeah. A lot of the course is circumnavigating a school, so there’s only so much to see there, but that keeps the entire course traffic free and ends in a long gradual slope downhill to the finish line.
The production was solid and everybody was super psyched that morning to get going. It really felt like you were at a bigger race, and the energy carried over to after the race, with everybody walking around congratulating everyone else and catching up on things. I feel like most of the participants were from that community, but they were certainly welcoming to those of us that traveled in for it. It felt like I’d returned to visit home after a long time away, and I’d never been there before. This race comes after some hot weather and hard courses, so if those weren’t kind to you and you need a re-motivation race, this is 100% the one for you to do as it’ll show you still have some extra fuel in your reserves to kick those afterburners up one more time. If you’ve nailed your last few races and want to continue the trend, this is 100% the race for you. If you’ve never done a race, this is 100% the race for you. It’s just so versatile in how this one can motivate you (and you get to learn who Carry is…) that it shows authoritatively that yes, Belton has races. See you there next year.
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"Belton has races?" That's what I thought when I saw this. Right after "Where's Belton?" This is a PR track. I had two races here in 2023, August and October. … MORE
“Belton has races?” That’s what I thought when I saw this. Right after “Where’s Belton?” This is a PR track. I had two races here in 2023, August and October. The August one I felt could be a PR but I slowed down towards the end because of the great conversation I had with a family that was out racing together (How cool is that?!), and I had a 10k later that day that I was saving my energy for, but unbeknownst to me the pace was picking up a few times beyond what it felt like. Incidentally, when I went back in October I PR’ed massively, so yeah. A lot of the course is circumnavigating a school, so there’s only so much to see there, but that keeps the entire course traffic free and ends in a long gradual slope downhill to the finish line.
The production was solid and everybody was super psyched that morning to get going. It really felt like you were at a bigger race, and the energy carried over to after the race, with everybody walking around congratulating everyone else and catching up on things. I feel like most of the participants were from that community, but they were certainly welcoming to those of us that traveled in for it. It felt like I’d returned to visit home after a long time away, and I’d never been there before. This race comes after some hot weather and hard courses, so if those weren’t kind to you and you need a re-motivation race, this is 100% the one for you to do as it’ll show you still have some extra fuel in your reserves to kick those afterburners up one more time. If you’ve nailed your last few races and want to continue the trend, this is 100% the race for you. If you’ve never done a race, this is 100% the race for you. It’s just so versatile in how this one can motivate you (and you get to learn who Carry is…) that it shows authoritatively that yes, Belton has races. See you there next year.