This was my first time on this course and my recovery was fresh still, so I only did the 5k this year. I'll certainly be doing the other lengths, as … MORE
This was my first time on this course and my recovery was fresh still, so I only did the 5k this year. I’ll certainly be doing the other lengths, as this was a great little race. Heritage park isn’t the easiest park race out there, but if my time is to be believed it actually IS a fast course. Go figure. Parking was ample, the starting area was straight and flat to allow for the pack to spread naturally, the scenery was varied from “by the lake” to a nice, if somewhat muggy canopy run through the woods to rolling hills. It’s really rare (and nice!) to get all of that in a race this short. At this race I was alone so I don’t actually have any idea if the 10 and 15ks were longer races or out and back again (and again), but honestly I’d be fine with either. The volunteers at the water stations were quick to hand off cups and motivating on the approach, and after the race there was low fat chocolate milk (Yay!) and a great sports medicine doctor out there promoting her clinic. This isn’t a “took some weekend massage class” set up but actual medical school trained doctors. Highly recommend for anyone who is getting serious in the race scene here. Though I cherish the rare opportunity to do a 15k in the area, I’m pretty sure I’ll be doing the 10k next year just to see what it’s like, since that tends to be my length of choice lately, though I’m confident it will be just as rewarding as the 5k was.
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Smooth little park race
This was my first time on this course and my recovery was fresh still, so I only did the 5k this year. I'll certainly be doing the other lengths, as … MORE
This was my first time on this course and my recovery was fresh still, so I only did the 5k this year. I’ll certainly be doing the other lengths, as this was a great little race. Heritage park isn’t the easiest park race out there, but if my time is to be believed it actually IS a fast course. Go figure. Parking was ample, the starting area was straight and flat to allow for the pack to spread naturally, the scenery was varied from “by the lake” to a nice, if somewhat muggy canopy run through the woods to rolling hills. It’s really rare (and nice!) to get all of that in a race this short. At this race I was alone so I don’t actually have any idea if the 10 and 15ks were longer races or out and back again (and again), but honestly I’d be fine with either. The volunteers at the water stations were quick to hand off cups and motivating on the approach, and after the race there was low fat chocolate milk (Yay!) and a great sports medicine doctor out there promoting her clinic. This isn’t a “took some weekend massage class” set up but actual medical school trained doctors. Highly recommend for anyone who is getting serious in the race scene here. Though I cherish the rare opportunity to do a 15k in the area, I’m pretty sure I’ll be doing the 10k next year just to see what it’s like, since that tends to be my length of choice lately, though I’m confident it will be just as rewarding as the 5k was.