T-minus 11 hours to the Midnight Fun Run 5K.
They say that this thing is not a race, but just a “recreational run.” Can someone tell me the last time a 5K, complete with registration and all, was a recreational? Because if it was recreational, it would be free… I’m going out tonight like it’s a real 5K, and, hopefully, perform well. The start is all downhill tonight (running down Gale Lemerand) so I think people will get off to an abnormally quick start. It’s important to pace tonight, because after that downhill start, the entire rest of the course (slightly more than 2 miles) is all uphill. The Lake Alice Loop is a slight uphill, and then the hill back up Gale Lemerand, that final stretch, should be punishing for those that don’t pace. My strategy is to control myself going downhill, start pushing the pace a little bit in that Lake Alice loop, and really save my energy for the last hill. I believe it’s there where I’ll be able to pick off quite a few people who don’t have the stamina.
Please please please come out and support me in this 5K! I just gave you the route… the run will start at 11:59pm tonight. Free breakfast after it’s all over!
–jl–
