This race takes place on Harriet Island in St. Paul, I like the venue and it’s nice to have the pavilion to wait for the start as it was a … MORE
This race takes place on Harriet Island in St. Paul, I like the venue and it’s nice to have the pavilion to wait for the start as it was a pretty chilly morning. I’m not a huge fan of out and back courses but it is a scenic one for this race so I didn’t mind. There was a water stop with chocolate, which I prob would have appreciated more had I done the longer distance. This race happened last year too, one of few which I was so happy to do a live race! But because the numbers were so low last year they had many shirts leftover and repeated them for this year. They did give the option to choose another shirt from previous years if you did it last year and didn’t want the same shirt. I’ve done this race several times but I did find a shirt I didn’t have. So I was glad about that. They also repeated the medals. But they did have a different medal for those that already had the one from last year. The medals are super cute, looking like a box of chocolates, that actually opens to reveal “chocolates”. Last year’s was heart shape, different shape for us repeaters. The post race snacks of course included chocolate! Fun race – aside from repeat swag that worked out ok (who could blame them for using it up with the way the last year and a half has been) I recommend this race especially if you love chocolate!
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Running and Chocolate, excellent combo!
This race takes place on Harriet Island in St. Paul, I like the venue and it’s nice to have the pavilion to wait for the start as it was a … MORE
This race takes place on Harriet Island in St. Paul, I like the venue and it’s nice to have the pavilion to wait for the start as it was a pretty chilly morning. I’m not a huge fan of out and back courses but it is a scenic one for this race so I didn’t mind. There was a water stop with chocolate, which I prob would have appreciated more had I done the longer distance. This race happened last year too, one of few which I was so happy to do a live race! But because the numbers were so low last year they had many shirts leftover and repeated them for this year. They did give the option to choose another shirt from previous years if you did it last year and didn’t want the same shirt. I’ve done this race several times but I did find a shirt I didn’t have. So I was glad about that. They also repeated the medals. But they did have a different medal for those that already had the one from last year. The medals are super cute, looking like a box of chocolates, that actually opens to reveal “chocolates”. Last year’s was heart shape, different shape for us repeaters. The post race snacks of course included chocolate! Fun race – aside from repeat swag that worked out ok (who could blame them for using it up with the way the last year and a half has been) I recommend this race especially if you love chocolate!