East Bound 5k WWC 10.31.26

 I ran the East Bound 5k trail race at the WWC on Halloween. No, there wasn't a costume contest, but they did some Halloween theming. 

I had a cold start, and I spent much of the first mile just attempting to my body warmed up. While we started an hour later than the 1/2 marathon, I did encounter some of the 1/2 marathoners starting their 2nd loop. I came up behind one young lady. I said "on your left", and she moved right into my path. I had both hands on her shoulder, as I attempt to not run into her. We did find a way share the path, and I headed further up the trail. 

I struggled a bit going back up the gravel hill. Definitely, this isn't the most technical section, but the 100-yard climb hurt. 

I took an 11th place finish in 28:04. According to my Garmin, the course was about 3.5 miles, but then, times on a trail are never important anyway. Running on East doesn't make it any easier.

I won my age group which is always a goal for me. 

After the race, the WWC sent me a feedback form. I couldn't really say anything bad about their race. Everything, that they did, did meet my expectation. They have this race promotion thing down which makes running their race such an enjoyment.

The Cool Down Runner