By Slick
So, taking a page from Spinster Beth’s blogpost, I (Slick)
have also assembled a best and worst blog.
By my calculations I completed four 5ks, two Half
Marathons, and two 1-milers.
Here are my bests:
1.
Best Race Ever: Okay, this was easy, the Rock n' Roll USA race. Not only was it the inaugural DC run, it was
my first Half-Marathon and the first time I ever ran 13.1 miles. The swag bag was great, and everything seemed
to be well planned and executed. This
will probably be my best race ever, forever.
2.
Best Packet Pick-up/Expo: Well, hands
down, the Rock n’ Roll races had the best expos and packet pick-ups. Since they were the only major races I ran in
2012, no competition. They were all
similar, so no way to just vote for one of them. Of the small runs, I would have to say that the Remembrance Run probably had the easiest packet pick-up. It was also one of the smallest races. My daughter and I did same day registration
and it only took a couple of minutes.
3.
Best Tee-Shirt: My favorite tee-shirt was the tech tee-shirt
from Rock n’ Roll San Antonio Rock n' Roll San Antonio. I
cannot really point to any one thing. It
was pleasing to my eye and it fits well.
4.
Best Post- Race Chow: So the Rock n’ Rolls give you tons of food
after you finish and a free beer, but my favorite was definitely the Catonsville Fall into Fitness post race
chow. They had a local brewery RavenBeer with samples and sales and they had volunteers grilling burgers
and dogs. I love bananas and yogurt, but
sometimes nothing beats a nice hot meal.
5.
Best Course: A lot of the races had different aspects that
I enjoyed. The Rock n’ Roll USA went by
the Washington Monument. The RNR San
Antonio went by the Alamo (there is a pic of me running in front of it, but I
didn’t actually see it.) The Jingle Bell
Run Jingle Bell Run ran around beautiful Centennial Park in Ellicot City, which would have
been a spectacular solo run, but not with hundreds of other runners and
walkers…and strollers and dogs. Path was
too small for everyone. Even though it
was not one of my favorite runs, the Rock n' Roll Virginia Beach was
probably my favorite course. It was flat
and you end up running next to the ocean.
Time for the worst…again, these
are only out of the 8 races I ran this past year.
1.
Worst race: Even though the course was nice, the RNR
Virginia Beach was not only hot, but the humidity had to be at 100%. It was so humid I was exhausted before the
race even started. The medics appeared
(to me) to be super busy with all the runners overheating.
2.
Worst Tee-shirt: From my daughter’s school. As my daughter is in elementary school, the
tee-shirt always has some cutsey animal on it.
And they only use the colors that the uniform wearing students wear to
school. Other than that, it was just a
standard tee-shirt.
3.
Worst packet pick-up/expo: Was the Catonsville Fall into Fitness
run. When we showed up an hour before
the posted closing times, we found out they had closed early because the
volunteer was cold. I am sure there was
more to it than that…but we drove 45 minutes to get there, so it was very
annoying. Which leads me to…
4.
Worst amenities: This might be common, but the Catonsville
Fall into Fitness had one water point, at the 5k mark. I am not one of those people who runs with
water, so I am a bit dependent on water stations. There was only one, and it was at the end of
the race. There was also some confusion
about the start line at this race…I think Spinster Beth covered that in her
blog.
5.
Worst Course: Was the one held at my daughter’s
school. It was only a mile, which I
finished in about 7 minutes. Now if you
have been following this blog at all you would know I do not run a 7 minute
mile, which means that this mile was not really a mile. I would love to run a 7
minute mile, but I don’t…yet.
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