This is a 5K located in Batavia, NY between Rochester and Buffalo. It is mostly local business joined as teams but there is also individual registration. The teams set up … MORE
This is a 5K located in Batavia, NY between Rochester and Buffalo. It is mostly local business joined as teams but there is also individual registration. The teams set up their own tents and have barbeques, etc. This race was on Thursday evening at 6pm. It was a bit of a tight drive getting there since Batavia is about 40 minutes from Rochester but luckily at least right now I am mostly working from home on Thursdays so could leave at exactly 5pm. Yellow Jacket Racing helped with the production of this event so production was of course excellent. Packet included a nice navy blue tech shirt and a cup and a really cute, pig ice pack sponsored by some local businesses. The course is point to point but kind of a loop. It is a really smart course where the start is at the top of a hill and the finish line is about 1/4 mile away from the start before the start of the hill. This race had a mass start and there was no starting mat but there was some start flags and music and it was an exciting start. It is a popular race with about 500 participants. The course is designed very smart as I said. The first 1/4 miles or so is fast and downhill and the rest pancake flat. There were maybe 2 little bumps with a total of 22 feet elevation gain. Course scenery was as good as expected for a small town race. The roads were closed through this race and it went through some of the neighborhoods, a few nice buildings and past a baseball stadium in Batavia. Nothing spectacular but not boring. There were mile markers including a clock at each mile which was a nice touch along with 2 water stops. Lots of extras for a little, local 5K. Finish arch is nice and big and there is a timing mat at the end. The RD from YJR cheered me on and joked about how long it had been since she’s seen me since I did a fun run with them 2 days ago. I was really fast tonight and much faster than yesterday even though it was hotter. The flat course and exciting energy really helped. The end is a big party atmosphere. I did have to leave pretty early as it’s a bit of a drive so couldn’t fully enjoy the party but it seemed fun. This was an excellent local 5K. It probably had about the best production I’ve seen in a 5K. I just wish it was closer or they started it a little later like 6:30 as I am not sure I would make it on time if I was not working from home the day of the race. If the logistics works with my schedule I would definitely do this one again.
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This is a 5K located in Batavia, NY between Rochester and Buffalo. It is mostly local business joined as teams but there is also individual registration. The teams set up … MORE
This is a 5K located in Batavia, NY between Rochester and Buffalo. It is mostly local business joined as teams but there is also individual registration. The teams set up their own tents and have barbeques, etc. This race was on Thursday evening at 6pm. It was a bit of a tight drive getting there since Batavia is about 40 minutes from Rochester but luckily at least right now I am mostly working from home on Thursdays so could leave at exactly 5pm. Yellow Jacket Racing helped with the production of this event so production was of course excellent. Packet included a nice navy blue tech shirt and a cup and a really cute, pig ice pack sponsored by some local businesses. The course is point to point but kind of a loop. It is a really smart course where the start is at the top of a hill and the finish line is about 1/4 mile away from the start before the start of the hill. This race had a mass start and there was no starting mat but there was some start flags and music and it was an exciting start. It is a popular race with about 500 participants. The course is designed very smart as I said. The first 1/4 miles or so is fast and downhill and the rest pancake flat. There were maybe 2 little bumps with a total of 22 feet elevation gain. Course scenery was as good as expected for a small town race. The roads were closed through this race and it went through some of the neighborhoods, a few nice buildings and past a baseball stadium in Batavia. Nothing spectacular but not boring. There were mile markers including a clock at each mile which was a nice touch along with 2 water stops. Lots of extras for a little, local 5K. Finish arch is nice and big and there is a timing mat at the end. The RD from YJR cheered me on and joked about how long it had been since she’s seen me since I did a fun run with them 2 days ago. I was really fast tonight and much faster than yesterday even though it was hotter. The flat course and exciting energy really helped. The end is a big party atmosphere. I did have to leave pretty early as it’s a bit of a drive so couldn’t fully enjoy the party but it seemed fun. This was an excellent local 5K. It probably had about the best production I’ve seen in a 5K. I just wish it was closer or they started it a little later like 6:30 as I am not sure I would make it on time if I was not working from home the day of the race. If the logistics works with my schedule I would definitely do this one again.