Oct 27 • Race Review
Race day recap....
I gotta say, I've heard a lot of nightmarish race day stories about first time races. Saturday's race started with some of those anxieties. It was the first ever foot race in Rockaway Beach Mo. and it was organized by someone who had never organized a race before,and later I found out I want the only one with those worries. However!!! She did an amazing job, the only thing she really didn't do right, was the time frame and promotion of the race, she planned it about a month before it happened, so very little time to get the word out. With that in mind she did an exceptionally well job.
I want sure how many people were actually going to be participating, but I think there were about 30-35 of us. When I first arrived I seen some very familiar faces, a few of them were the very same people that first inspired to start running, so being able to run with them was super exciting, and a little intimidating. I thought, "surely I have no chance of placing in the top 3 now with these guys here", very seasoned runners. The course was a great challenge, I run those same hills almost everyday though, so it did give me a bit of an advantage, even against the super seasoned runners who aren't familiar with those streets. The guy who took first is a friend, his girlfriend is the #1 top person who inspired me to begin this running journey, so him and her have been kinda mentors to me a bit, he beat me by a long shot, lol. The 2nd place winner was a high school student who had never been to Rockaway, ever, his coach signed him up for the race, that kid was awesome!! He's graduating on a scholarship to run.
I took 3rd place!!! And right behind me, was kinda my run girl crush, but i didn't know she was behind me, I thought i was chasing third place against another high schooler, but somewhere during the last half mile, Tori overtook the high-school girl. I could hear the footsteps, but i never looked back to see that it was actually Tori I was racing against for 3rd place, and I maybe would have lost to her had i known lol. 🤷♂️
The race was hosted at our local coffee shop Whiteriver Coffee Company, so each runner got a free drink of our choice and pancakes.
Overall, it was a great challenging run, the organizer did a great job communicating with the city, and lotsa locals were out cheering us on. And the local police, who watch me train almost everyday, were definitely a great bonus to the encouraging small crowd.
I think my favorite part was getting to run for the first time with some of the people I look up to as a runner and just having that moment of community with them, and my second favorite part, was learing I can smoke then in a race🤣🤣🤣🤣
Anywho, happy Monday ECRC!!! I hope you all have an absolutely incredible day!!!
9
11 comments
Race day recap....
powered by
skool.com/eat-cake-run-club-1933
Run with those who believe in doing the hard, crazy-sounding thing—because deep down, we know you are capable. You can do it, and we know you can!
Suggested communities
Powered by