This race was day 3 of the inaugural Northeast Series organized by The Road to 50 Races. The course was another 1.1 mile out and 1.1 mile back course along … MORE
This race was day 3 of the inaugural Northeast Series organized by The Road to 50 Races. The course was another 1.1 mile out and 1.1 mile back course along a relatively straight, paved, and well-shaded bike path. This one had fairly good canopy cover along almost all of the course, but this year, it wasn’t really necessary as it rained for all but the last 5 minutes of my run. The rain was a welcome relief from the heat though, and I ran almost 30 minute faster than I did two days previously. One welcome addition at the aid station was freshly cooked bacon, which gave me heart burn at one other race, but this time I ate it without any problems. This race went off again without a hitch, except George and Kate’s large TV monitor on which they projected the split results got wet and quit working. There were just enough marathon and 50K runners for the race to count for the 50 State Marathon Club, but not enough starters for it to count for leveling up in the Marathon Maniac club. Hopefully, they will be able to grow this race in the future as it is a nice venue for this type of an event.
Shaded bike path run
This race was day 3 of the inaugural Northeast Series organized by The Road to 50 Races. The course was another 1.1 mile out and 1.1 mile back course along … MORE
This race was day 3 of the inaugural Northeast Series organized by The Road to 50 Races. The course was another 1.1 mile out and 1.1 mile back course along a relatively straight, paved, and well-shaded bike path. This one had fairly good canopy cover along almost all of the course, but this year, it wasn’t really necessary as it rained for all but the last 5 minutes of my run. The rain was a welcome relief from the heat though, and I ran almost 30 minute faster than I did two days previously. One welcome addition at the aid station was freshly cooked bacon, which gave me heart burn at one other race, but this time I ate it without any problems. This race went off again without a hitch, except George and Kate’s large TV monitor on which they projected the split results got wet and quit working. There were just enough marathon and 50K runners for the race to count for the 50 State Marathon Club, but not enough starters for it to count for leveling up in the Marathon Maniac club. Hopefully, they will be able to grow this race in the future as it is a nice venue for this type of an event.