Beautiful day for a run. We were just a few minutes late getting started due to a glitch with the timing system. Better to get those worked out now instead of at the marathon. It was one group start instead of waves since there weren't that many of us. There were 4 or 5 water stops that we hit twice so it was nice not having to carry the camelbak. That loop around the park was tough because it passed very close to the finish line, but there was still a half mile to go. It wasn't very well marked (I assume because this is a small race and that it will be better maked at the marathon). I made the mistake of asking the ambulance driver if I was going the right way and he said no! I don't think he realized we had to loop the park. The RD was nearby and heard the exchange and sent me on my way.

Not much...

Walked around a little bit, went back to car for sweatshirt and then walked back to check out the food. They had pizza, pasta salad, and fruit. I liked the pasta salad!


I did pretty well - I think I ran about as fast as I could've hoped to and maybe a little faster than I should have.


This is another really good race. It's the same race director as does the Bucks County Marathon. If I lived closer, I would run anything he is putting on!

And I got 2nd in my age group! I got a nice plaque and some Gatorade samples. Bonus!

It was fun to talk to people about what they were training for and races they had run. People don't just show up to run a 20 miler unless they are training for a marathon, so they were all decked out in gear from other marathons and talking about which one they were training for next.