First spring weekend of the year

First spring weekend of the year is upon us!

Saturday agenda-race!

Not so many races sprung up for the first Saturday of spring:

1. 13.1 marathon NY
2. Spartan race NC
3. riverwalk 5 mile or k
4. homeless voice 5k
5. dash from the past 5k

You can automatically rule out the first 2 (out of FL). I actually had a chance at a double header (Bryan won them both, starting with #3) but I opted against it (still recovering from last weekend).

First, the Clint Eastwood synopsis:

The good: won ag, top ten
The bad: late start, medal
The ugly: weather, no master titles

To expound on the negatives, the late 8 start was delayed due to rain nearly 15 minutes. On top of that, it was very windy. Medals to all, even overall, although the top overall got gift baskets/gift cards.

Sunday agenda-race!

1. rnr half TX
2. Spartan race NC, HI
3. publix GA marathon
4. motion for the ocean 5k

You can automatically rule out the first 3 (out of FL). Guess what Im doing? Duh! The latter is a return visit.

First, the Clint Eastwood synopsis:

The good: won ag, top ten
The bad: late start, no standard award (goodie bag instead), 10 yr cat
The ugly: weather, no master titles, park entry, course

To expound on the negatives, the late 9 start was delayed nearly 15 minutes. On top of that, there was virtually no cloud cover to block the strong, hot sun. The course began and finished on concrete but was only about 5% of the surface; the rest was sand and of that, more than 70 % unpacked! Also, no mile markers nor clocks. Long line to enter because the park officials denied access until 8 then had the nerve to charge to get in.

Despite all that, I wouldn't rule out a return to those events.