This is a Santa themed fun run produced by Yellow Jacket Racing that raises money for a child advocacy center. It is not a timed race but a fun run … MORE
This is a Santa themed fun run produced by Yellow Jacket Racing that raises money for a child advocacy center. It is not a timed race but a fun run around the streets of Rochester. I was on call and there were no timed races in Rochester this weekend so this seemed like a fun way to get a few miles in. You can pick up the packet either the day of or at the Fleet Feet store early. I got it the day before since I also needed wool socks. Packet included a santa suit, race sticker and mystery bucks of $5 to $50 off at the store. I got $15 off my socks so the run practically paid for itself. The morning of the run you meet at the store. Almost everyone had santa suits on and it was very festive and fun. You are given a route which is basically a square that starts and ends at the store. It goes through some of the more popular neighborhoods so it is funny to see a bunch of santas running and lots of cars were enthusiastically honking and people going out for a stroll were cheering on the santas. The course was easy to follow and not a hard route but since this is a cheap fun run we had to stick to the side walks and follow traffic signs. There were some ice patches on the sidewalks so between that and stopping at traffic lights it’s not a fast run. The course was about exactly 3 miles and ended at the store. My time was fine for a more training run when you account for slowing down for ice and traffic. The finish at the store had cocoa and christmas cookies. This was a very fun event and a good way to get a 3 mile run in.
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Santa themed fun run
This is a Santa themed fun run produced by Yellow Jacket Racing that raises money for a child advocacy center. It is not a timed race but a fun run … MORE
This is a Santa themed fun run produced by Yellow Jacket Racing that raises money for a child advocacy center. It is not a timed race but a fun run around the streets of Rochester. I was on call and there were no timed races in Rochester this weekend so this seemed like a fun way to get a few miles in. You can pick up the packet either the day of or at the Fleet Feet store early. I got it the day before since I also needed wool socks. Packet included a santa suit, race sticker and mystery bucks of $5 to $50 off at the store. I got $15 off my socks so the run practically paid for itself. The morning of the run you meet at the store. Almost everyone had santa suits on and it was very festive and fun. You are given a route which is basically a square that starts and ends at the store. It goes through some of the more popular neighborhoods so it is funny to see a bunch of santas running and lots of cars were enthusiastically honking and people going out for a stroll were cheering on the santas. The course was easy to follow and not a hard route but since this is a cheap fun run we had to stick to the side walks and follow traffic signs. There were some ice patches on the sidewalks so between that and stopping at traffic lights it’s not a fast run. The course was about exactly 3 miles and ended at the store. My time was fine for a more training run when you account for slowing down for ice and traffic. The finish at the store had cocoa and christmas cookies. This was a very fun event and a good way to get a 3 mile run in.