This is a local 5K for me in Irondequoit a suburb of Rochester about 15 to 20 minutes from where I live. Unfortunately due to injury I have to take … MORE
This is a local 5K for me in Irondequoit a suburb of Rochester about 15 to 20 minutes from where I live. Unfortunately due to injury I have to take a month off running and skiped my planned races last weekend (fingers crossed I will be good for the boilermaker!). I am on call this weekend and I had already signed up for this 5K and decided to just walk it since I shouldn’t be running. It starts at a church and there is parking and indoor bathrooms and packet pick-up. It’s a smallish race with about 200 participants. Packet included bib and a nice, long sleeved cotton shirt. It’s a nice red color. Good shirt for a small race like this. Race was well organized and chipped timed at the end only. I wasn’t going for a PR or anything and just stayed in the back. Course is a nice and very easy course through local neighborhoods. It’s a pleasant suburban view but nothing too exciting. There were a few spectators. It was very well marked and there were lots of volunteers directing things. Finish was at the church and the had food set up outside. I had to answer a couple calls so my time wasn’t even very fast for walking and it was hot but it’s fine. The food at the end was good. They had a large variety of soup which seemed a little weird for the heat but they had a vegan, cold gazpacho. There was also bagels, fruit and pizza. I was happy they had multiple vegetarian pizza options. No medals but that’s fine for a 5K like this. Overall it was a nice race. Not one I would go out of my way for but would definitely do if again if I am in town for the weekend.
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This is a local 5K for me in Irondequoit a suburb of Rochester about 15 to 20 minutes from where I live. Unfortunately due to injury I have to take … MORE
This is a local 5K for me in Irondequoit a suburb of Rochester about 15 to 20 minutes from where I live. Unfortunately due to injury I have to take a month off running and skiped my planned races last weekend (fingers crossed I will be good for the boilermaker!). I am on call this weekend and I had already signed up for this 5K and decided to just walk it since I shouldn’t be running. It starts at a church and there is parking and indoor bathrooms and packet pick-up. It’s a smallish race with about 200 participants. Packet included bib and a nice, long sleeved cotton shirt. It’s a nice red color. Good shirt for a small race like this. Race was well organized and chipped timed at the end only. I wasn’t going for a PR or anything and just stayed in the back. Course is a nice and very easy course through local neighborhoods. It’s a pleasant suburban view but nothing too exciting. There were a few spectators. It was very well marked and there were lots of volunteers directing things. Finish was at the church and the had food set up outside. I had to answer a couple calls so my time wasn’t even very fast for walking and it was hot but it’s fine. The food at the end was good. They had a large variety of soup which seemed a little weird for the heat but they had a vegan, cold gazpacho. There was also bagels, fruit and pizza. I was happy they had multiple vegetarian pizza options. No medals but that’s fine for a 5K like this. Overall it was a nice race. Not one I would go out of my way for but would definitely do if again if I am in town for the weekend.