4th of July Racing
While I'm very, very tempted to head to Houston to do one of the local fourth of July events, I'm probably going to once again head north to Centerville and participate in Stu's Country Mile.
This is one of these races that you almost have to know somebody to know about it.
I know Ken Johnson, president of the Seven Hills Running Club, in Huntsville. That's how I first found out about it.
Ken warned me that it was a really a "5K and then some." I wouldn't know anything about whether or not my time was where I could gauge that, but a good friend of mine from The Woodlands (now relocated in Jacksonville, Florida), Tom McDonough, was sure of that assessment.
I e-mailed Ken the other day because the city of Centerville's web site said that it started at 7 a.m.; however, the pictures on the page with the other activities going on in downtown that day were from 2000. Ken said that he'd call the race director, Joe Langley.
Ken talked to Joe and confirmed that race time was still 8 a.m. (If you get there early enough, you get your pic of laminated bib numbers.)
"He said that they will have an improved T-shirt and better refreshments," said Johnson. "Darn, it may end up looking like a normal race. They have also moved the start/finish a short block east and around the corner."
The folks in Centerville are great people. It is as "hometown" as you can get and afterwards, the Seven Hills Running Club swamps one of the local eating establishments for breakfast!
This is one of these races that you almost have to know somebody to know about it.
I know Ken Johnson, president of the Seven Hills Running Club, in Huntsville. That's how I first found out about it.
Ken warned me that it was a really a "5K and then some." I wouldn't know anything about whether or not my time was where I could gauge that, but a good friend of mine from The Woodlands (now relocated in Jacksonville, Florida), Tom McDonough, was sure of that assessment.
I e-mailed Ken the other day because the city of Centerville's web site said that it started at 7 a.m.; however, the pictures on the page with the other activities going on in downtown that day were from 2000. Ken said that he'd call the race director, Joe Langley.
Ken talked to Joe and confirmed that race time was still 8 a.m. (If you get there early enough, you get your pic of laminated bib numbers.)
"He said that they will have an improved T-shirt and better refreshments," said Johnson. "Darn, it may end up looking like a normal race. They have also moved the start/finish a short block east and around the corner."
The folks in Centerville are great people. It is as "hometown" as you can get and afterwards, the Seven Hills Running Club swamps one of the local eating establishments for breakfast!
posted by WalkSports.com | 12:54 PM
1 Comments:
This is a tempting run for me- maybe an off-the-beaten-path family event for the Smarts. Can you register the morning of the race?
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