Saturday, September 09, 2006
Fuzz Run
Covington Georgia
#528 5K 22:02.9
Age Group: 4th Overall: 94th
results map photos 1 photos 2 (none of me though)
It was an exceptionally pleasant morning and I had plenty of time to enjoy my Starbucks during the hour drive over to Covington, about 30 miles east of Atlanta. I found parking in a church parking lot just a few blocks from the event, right next to the downtown area.
They gave the T-shirts out when you picked up your number, which for me meant turning right back around and trekking back the car to stow it which gave me the chance to warm up a little bit.
I’ve found that if I line up about ten feet behind the start line I seem to fall in with runners going about the same pace. Although at this race, there seemed to be a lot of kids and other runners in the front who quickly dropped off the pace.
I probably had my best start to a race this time around in the sense that I immediately dropped into 5K pace and was not caught up with passing or keeping up with folks. The only hill to speak of in the race was a slight incline at just over the half-mile point. After the first mile, the course was flat or a slight downhill. For the first mile, my pace was 7:13, when I heard that I was worried that I might be pushing just a little too hard. However, the second mile was mostly a long gentle downhill, and I pushed my pace to take advantage. When they called the time of 13:52 at the second mile marker, I exclaimed in surprise. I have never been under 14 minutes at the two-mile mark and I was excited that I might have a good finishing time. The last mile was hard. I had to fight to keep on my pace and it felt like the race was slipping away from me. At the third mile mark, I thought I might have had a change to break the 22-minute mark, but I crossed the finish line at 22:02.9, a personal best! In my age group I finished 4th out of 67.
The Fuzz Run has a beautiful course winding though neighborhood streets in Covington. There were plenty of volunteers, splits called at every mile, the course was completely closed to traffic, there were two water stations, and plenty of after race sustenance, both water and PowerAde. One of the best non-Track Club races that I have run. It a popular race, with over 1300 runners this year. (But the bobble-head trophies are all for the kids, the awards for the adults were all plaques.)
#528 5K 22:02.9
Age Group: 4th Overall: 94th
results map photos 1 photos 2 (none of me though)
It was an exceptionally pleasant morning and I had plenty of time to enjoy my Starbucks during the hour drive over to Covington, about 30 miles east of Atlanta. I found parking in a church parking lot just a few blocks from the event, right next to the downtown area.
They gave the T-shirts out when you picked up your number, which for me meant turning right back around and trekking back the car to stow it which gave me the chance to warm up a little bit.
I’ve found that if I line up about ten feet behind the start line I seem to fall in with runners going about the same pace. Although at this race, there seemed to be a lot of kids and other runners in the front who quickly dropped off the pace.
I probably had my best start to a race this time around in the sense that I immediately dropped into 5K pace and was not caught up with passing or keeping up with folks. The only hill to speak of in the race was a slight incline at just over the half-mile point. After the first mile, the course was flat or a slight downhill. For the first mile, my pace was 7:13, when I heard that I was worried that I might be pushing just a little too hard. However, the second mile was mostly a long gentle downhill, and I pushed my pace to take advantage. When they called the time of 13:52 at the second mile marker, I exclaimed in surprise. I have never been under 14 minutes at the two-mile mark and I was excited that I might have a good finishing time. The last mile was hard. I had to fight to keep on my pace and it felt like the race was slipping away from me. At the third mile mark, I thought I might have had a change to break the 22-minute mark, but I crossed the finish line at 22:02.9, a personal best! In my age group I finished 4th out of 67.
The Fuzz Run has a beautiful course winding though neighborhood streets in Covington. There were plenty of volunteers, splits called at every mile, the course was completely closed to traffic, there were two water stations, and plenty of after race sustenance, both water and PowerAde. One of the best non-Track Club races that I have run. It a popular race, with over 1300 runners this year. (But the bobble-head trophies are all for the kids, the awards for the adults were all plaques.)
