Where: Tualatin
When: Aug. 1, 2015
Distance: 5K (10k + Half Marathon races available too)
I signed up for the Crawfish Crawl mostly because a couple of my running/walking friends said they were planning to do it. They made it sound like it would be fun so I was all, "Ok. I'll give it a go."
Knowing the course was somewhat similar to the Rum Run helped too. I had really enjoyed the jaunt to Cook Park when I took park in that event so I figured it'd be a win so I signed up.
The race started near Tualatin Commons, just down at the way the Crawfish Festival. It took us up the trail to Cook Park and through Cook Park and back. (I took part in the 5k. There was also a 10K and a half marathon.)
The course was relatively flat. And while the trail to Cook Park is fairly narrow, the HTC Race Series folks helped keep it orderly with lots of volunteers along the way and cones that broke the trail into two lanes. This was great because it made for easy passage and also easy mingling with folks not taking part in the race but on the trail.
To add to the fun, this race also had a costume contest. Me and my running pal? Yeah. We dig that costume thing and both decided to give it go. I crafted together a crawfish costume with a visor (complete with big eyes and crawfish antennae and an "Eat Chicken" sign) while my buddy work full-on crawfish costume.
We weren't really sure how the judging worked. Turns out it was at the end of the race, after all the speed winners were announced. We waited... and waited... and waited. We went up (with one other costume wearer) to the stage. And they said we all won. I am pretty sure they pretty much made our whole month! ;) We each came home with a bottle of wine, headphones and a Crawfish Crawl glass (similar to the ones all the age group time winners received).
What we got:
Of course, there was a fantastic Finisher's Medal.
We also received a goodie bag with a snacks and coupons for local businesses. And we got an orange Tech shirt. And we got a coupon for a free drink (non alcoholic) and a free alcoholic drink (beer or wine).
Final Thoughts:
For the costume contest alone, I will be back next year! ;)
