Tuckfest Quest – Twilight 5k
Last night I started my Tuckfest Quest with their Twilight
5k. If you are wondering what is my Tuckfest Quest. Well, during the Whitewater
Center’s Tuckfest weekend, they organize 5 different trail races in the 4 days. There
is a 5k on Thursday evening, a ½ and 4 miler on Friday, a quarter marathon on
Saturday, and another 5k on Sunday. The 4 miler on a Friday is a night race
starting at 8pm and makes for a long day on the trail but a fun one.
Everyone was fresh and full of energy right from the start
last night, and we all hit the trails hard. I was running with 5 other guys for
most of the race. I never did get away from them, and I finished a scant few
seconds in front of them in 21:46, placing 4th overall, and 1st
in my age group.
Once my race was in the books, I headed back to my car to
start refueling. With so much racing over the next few days, I know the
importance of keeping my energy stores restocked.
Today will be tough thou, the ½ marathon starts at noon. Then,
I will have roughly 6 hours to rest before my night race. If rain holds off, I
am hoping to spend the afternoon at the WWC and watch some of the other events.
If you get a chance, check out the events this weekend.
Tails from the Trail,
The Cool Down Runner
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