Nice course for hill work while remaining fast. Coincides with a local artisan craft expo so plenty of local tents with everything from craft spice blends to artisan muffins to … MORE
Nice course for hill work while remaining fast. Coincides with a local artisan craft expo so plenty of local tents with everything from craft spice blends to artisan muffins to soap bombs to wind chimes. The race itself had free sandwich and cookie samples, coffee, potato chips and possibly some more I just didn’t stop by. I got there early so as to avoid any possible repeat of last year where they ran out of shirts. Shirts are a basic long-sleeve T with a decent design on them. The medal doubles as an ornament. It’s 1″x2″ (being generous) gingerbread man with the name of the race written on it. Here’s the thing. It’s Christmas. I get some people like having medals that double as ornaments. I get the appeal to that and have a few medals like that. The writing on this is so small it seems more like an attempt to save on medal costs by getting the smaller one then just tying a ribbon on it and saying “Oh it’s an ornament.” It’s cute. I could have been twice the size and still been in line with the other ornament medals I have, and there were a LOT of people grumbling about it after the race, so I’m going to have to take off a shoe. There was less crowd support than last year, but the morning started out drizzly and I guess even though it cleared up by start time, the neighborhood had already made other plans. All in all though, a great race that I was happy to repeat this year, and likely will next year as well.
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Great course by "Winter Mall"
Nice course for hill work while remaining fast. Coincides with a local artisan craft expo so plenty of local tents with everything from craft spice blends to artisan muffins to … MORE
Nice course for hill work while remaining fast. Coincides with a local artisan craft expo so plenty of local tents with everything from craft spice blends to artisan muffins to soap bombs to wind chimes. The race itself had free sandwich and cookie samples, coffee, potato chips and possibly some more I just didn’t stop by. I got there early so as to avoid any possible repeat of last year where they ran out of shirts. Shirts are a basic long-sleeve T with a decent design on them. The medal doubles as an ornament. It’s 1″x2″ (being generous) gingerbread man with the name of the race written on it. Here’s the thing. It’s Christmas. I get some people like having medals that double as ornaments. I get the appeal to that and have a few medals like that. The writing on this is so small it seems more like an attempt to save on medal costs by getting the smaller one then just tying a ribbon on it and saying “Oh it’s an ornament.” It’s cute. I could have been twice the size and still been in line with the other ornament medals I have, and there were a LOT of people grumbling about it after the race, so I’m going to have to take off a shoe. There was less crowd support than last year, but the morning started out drizzly and I guess even though it cleared up by start time, the neighborhood had already made other plans. All in all though, a great race that I was happy to repeat this year, and likely will next year as well.
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.