Where: Downtown Portland
When: July 5, 2015
Distance: 5K (10k race was available too)
It was no question whether I'd sign up again when I saw registration for this year's Red White & Blues race open up. It was pretty much done upon learning it was open.
Like last year, there were two distance options (5k and 10k). I opted for the 5k in order to give myself a little extra room to take my time.
The 5k course was one loop. The 10k course was 2 loops.
The course was right along the Portland waterfront. It started and finished near the fountain. The course took us up Naito Parkway, over the Morrison bridge, up and down Water and then over the Hawthorne bridge to the Finish Line. It was relatively flat other than over the Morrison bridge and then going up the ramp to the Hawthorne bridge.
My favorite part was the Finish Line. Ok, and let's just be real for a minute: Who doesn't love the Finish Line? He he!
What was cool was it ended right at the fountain on the Waterfront. So being a hot day and all, if you desired, you could have run through it. I resisted ... but, boy, was I tempted. ;) Of course, not seeing any other adults doing it, I figured I should hold off. But still... wink.
What we got:
Each participant received a Finisher's Medal and flag at the Finish Line.
We also received a race shirt and some assorted goodies (a Franz pie, chips of some sort, beef jerky, a Clif bar and some papers with special offers from places in the local area.
We also received two coupons attached to our bib to redeem at the Finish Line. One was for a beer or wine and other other for water or a soda.
Final thoughts:
If you are looking for a stress free 5k to take part in, this is a great one! You get the whole experience of a timed race, but you have the comfort of knowing that a 10k is happening at the same time so that time is built into the race. That way it's OK if takes you a little longer to get it done.
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