Not the same Santa Dash as Jazz Museum sadness from before, which was basically 2.5 miles gradual hill up in a straight line by absolutely nothing to look at and … MORE
Not the same Santa Dash as Jazz Museum sadness from before, which was basically 2.5 miles gradual hill up in a straight line by absolutely nothing to look at and no neighborhoods for crowd support. This is not that race at all, and I’m glad I went back to try it again. I’m only sorry that I waited so long to look at it again, because I’m not sure when it changed. Nice course for hill work while remaining fast. My knee is still acting up and I was less than 30 seconds off my PR time, so despite the hills, they are short for the most part (horizontally) and you’ll make up for it on the way down. Most of it through neighborhoods and despite cold windy conditions a lot of people were out cheering, so go Westport, way to bring it! Starting area was great, with a bunch of stalls from local artists/craftsmen (not affiliated with the race, but co-located, which made that nice. Ran out of my shirt size despite registering 2 months ago, so that was disappointing and I have to take away a shoe, but ample coffee at starting line, which was needed on a cold windy morning. Medal was nice for a 2″ with the date of the race on there and more of a classic design to it with minimal color, but classy not boring. Big do-again for this one. One water stop on the course. I’m a big drinker since I’m carrying a load on my back, but I also bring my own hydration. If you’re one too, just don’t expect much on the course and plan accordingly. Also, no mile markers on the course. I find it motivating to see them waving in the wind up ahead of you, providing a level of precision that a watch just doesn’t. For someone who likes tracking splits/split progression, that’s minus a shoe. Plus, come on folks, it’d only be 2 of them. Couldn’t get those out there? Despite the hiccups, absolute do again race for me, and not just because this is slow season.
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Great 5k with crowd love
Not the same Santa Dash as Jazz Museum sadness from before, which was basically 2.5 miles gradual hill up in a straight line by absolutely nothing to look at and … MORE
Not the same Santa Dash as Jazz Museum sadness from before, which was basically 2.5 miles gradual hill up in a straight line by absolutely nothing to look at and no neighborhoods for crowd support. This is not that race at all, and I’m glad I went back to try it again. I’m only sorry that I waited so long to look at it again, because I’m not sure when it changed. Nice course for hill work while remaining fast. My knee is still acting up and I was less than 30 seconds off my PR time, so despite the hills, they are short for the most part (horizontally) and you’ll make up for it on the way down. Most of it through neighborhoods and despite cold windy conditions a lot of people were out cheering, so go Westport, way to bring it! Starting area was great, with a bunch of stalls from local artists/craftsmen (not affiliated with the race, but co-located, which made that nice. Ran out of my shirt size despite registering 2 months ago, so that was disappointing and I have to take away a shoe, but ample coffee at starting line, which was needed on a cold windy morning. Medal was nice for a 2″ with the date of the race on there and more of a classic design to it with minimal color, but classy not boring. Big do-again for this one. One water stop on the course. I’m a big drinker since I’m carrying a load on my back, but I also bring my own hydration. If you’re one too, just don’t expect much on the course and plan accordingly. Also, no mile markers on the course. I find it motivating to see them waving in the wind up ahead of you, providing a level of precision that a watch just doesn’t. For someone who likes tracking splits/split progression, that’s minus a shoe. Plus, come on folks, it’d only be 2 of them. Couldn’t get those out there? Despite the hiccups, absolute do again race for me, and not just because this is slow season.