Where: Downtown Portland
When: July 6, 2014
Distance: 5K
I go slow so it's always a concern for me if I'm going to go too slow to fall within race time limits. So when I saw this race had a 10K, I figured it was a safe bet for me to do the 5k.
This race coincided with the Waterfront Blues festival so it started at the festival, went down and up the waterfront, across the river over the Burnside Bridge, next to the river and then back over the Hawthorne Bridge, where it ended at the festival.
The course was (mostly) flat, outside of crossing over the bridges.
I really enjoyed the course. I mean, it's good any time you can race in the daytime next to the water.
Everything went well, except just before the Hawthorne Bridge, I stumbled on a sidewalk crack. I managed to catch myself, escaping injury. But I will admit that I felt some strong pain in my foot for a couple days afterwards.
At the end of the race, we were treated to some blues at the festival.
I think I took this picture about 8:30 a.m. ;)
What we got:
We received a t-shirt with our entry fee, as well as a goodie bag. We also received a really cool medal at the finish line, irregardless of how far we ran.
I must say that is probably one of my favorite race medals I've received!
Our race bibs included a ticket for a free beer or non-alcoholic beverage and free bottle of water.
I had heard some folks complain that they were limited to one bottle of water. Since I was wearing a water pack, it wasn't an issue for me. It was a hot day thought so I totally understood where they were coming from.
Final thoughts:
I can't wait to do this one again next year!
Our race bibs included a ticket for a free beer or non-alcoholic beverage and free bottle of water.
I had heard some folks complain that they were limited to one bottle of water. Since I was wearing a water pack, it wasn't an issue for me. It was a hot day thought so I totally understood where they were coming from.
Final thoughts:
I can't wait to do this one again next year!
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