Walworth Lions 5K
Posted by john on August 23, 2008 in Running
Today was the Walworth Lions 5K. This was my first year running this race (it might be the first time the race was run by anyone - I could not find previous years results on the Internet). I met up with Rich and his friend Pat for the race. The weather was great, and the field was small - only about 55 runners. The downside? A huge hill within the first mile. This is probably the biggest hill I had encountered in a race. And it burns you out early! On top of that, there was a second climb even later into the race, and by the time the final downhill arrived, I did not have enough in me to take full advantage of it :(.
I ended up doing well, coming in under 23 minutes, but I know I could have done better if the hills were not so rough! Rich and Pat came in just after me, and we decided to wait around for the award ceremony, thinking that there was a good chance that we placed. Sure enough, Rich and I both placed second in our age groups. The overall male winner was in Rich’s group, which is good because it allows one more place to be had in that group, but bad because it means that Rich will always be chasing that guy!
After the awards, we parted ways, and I went to the Eastside YMCA to go swimming. I had never been to the Eastside YMCA, and the facilities there are quite nice! There is a pool just for lap swimming, as well as the family pool. I only did about 500 meters, but I was pretty pooped by the time I was done.
As far as the race goes, the elevation is certainly a challenge, and I do like that. I might be tempted to run this race in the future just for the hills, but Walworth is a ways away from the house. I suspect that if Rich (or someone else) wants to run this race again, I would, but I am not likely to run it by myself in the future.
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