Wine Run 5K Z&M Twisted Vines
Lawrence, KS
- 5K
- Road (Paved), Trail (Unpaved)
- Official race website
Like Running or Walking? Love Wine? The Wine Run 5K Z&M Twisted Vine is for you! Join this April for an exciting event that features the amazing scenery and landscape of Z&M Twisted Vines Winery and Vineyard! Whether you are looking to run, walk or just enjoy the wine this … MORE
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| L (°F) | 37 | 53 | 43 | 50 | 34 |
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Sheep on the course!
Great race at a great location. Just enough hills and mud to make it "challenging enough" but still a great "fun run" sort of course. You're probably not going to … MORE
Great race at a great location. Just enough hills and mud to make it “challenging enough” but still a great “fun run” sort of course. You’re probably not going to PR here but you can keep your HR up. “Pregaming” seems almost obligatory, and the “wine slushie” at the end was surprisingly tasty. Bodies Race Company brought the fire with the music as always, and there very much was a good party vibe to the event. The mulled wine available for purchase was tasty, and very welcomed on this cold day. As much as I’m not a fan of wine blended with fruit juice, I will probably go back to this race again. 5K Wine Run swag is always good. The shirt was a purple tech shirt, and the medal was a wine-glass-shaped stained-glass medal that was nicely designed.
At one point there were about a dozen sheep that looked like they may take up some formation running behind us, but they lost interest after a few feet. Pity. Always good to have race mates.
Non-traditional vineyard
Full disclosure: I'm a big wine guy and I always love the vineyard runs, so I am a bit biased on the three I did this year... So the "Twisted" … MORE
Full disclosure: I’m a big wine guy and I always love the vineyard runs, so I am a bit biased on the three I did this year…
So the “Twisted” part comes from the blends they make. Coffee, blackberry and jalapeno are among the choices. Don’t go expecting to discuss the subtleties of stainless-steel aging vs traditional Georgian pots. As the saying goes, “This ain’t that crowd.” For what it is, and I wish it were called something other than wine, because I think it would get more love, it actually is very good. The crowd it IS, is a crowd that’s having fun, both at the race and the times before and after. Moreso “after” probably, because by then we’ve had a few glasses in us. The venue is great. There’s a firepit, they have a party bus. Volleyball court. Concerts and hot air balloon rides. It’s THAT kind of crowd. Come with the right headspace and you’ll have a blast.
Being a wine guy, I always find particular beauty and peace racing in the vineyards, so while I find the scenery top notch, I accept your mileage may vary there. That said, I DO believe the course was a touch short. I followed everyone in front of me and finished a 5k 3 minutes earlier than expected. Let’s just say I wasn’t that motivated or egotistical to claim that as my new PR.
The swag is the same 5k Wine Run swag you get for all their races. It changes year to year but it’s the same at every Wine Run. I have three of the same medals from this year, but I knew it’d be like that going into it, so if you’re not surprised, you’re not disappointed. I do wish they at least had the vineyard names on magnetic plates or something so there’d be some sort of inexpensive differentiation, but the 5k Wine Run people haven’t listened so far.