Post veteran's day weekend

Post veteran's day weekend is upon us. I decided to pick events with new courses, rather than tried and true.

Saturday agenda-race!

Here's what I found for today:

1. Spartan race MA
2. swamp buggy
3. fantasy of lights
4. st Augustine 5k/10k
5. heroes for education 5k
6. light the night walk 5k
7. mariners hospital 5k

You can automatically rule out the former (out of FL). With enough local races, I didn't need #2 nor 4. I had the opportunity for a double header with either #3 or #6 but decided to pass on the that in lieu of rest. The latter was closest in proximity but been there, done that, leaving the remainder.

I am going to break this down clint eastwood style:

The good: podium, broke 21
The bad: 2 ag, medal, travel
The ugly: would've been 1 ag if top 3 given

Sunday agenda-race!

Here's what I found for this day:

1. big sur half marathon
2. rnr las vegas marathon
3. the biggest loser off road MA
4. st Augustine marathon
5. jolly be good 5k
6. 5 guys MDA 5k
7. coconut 5k
8. be a hero, run for a kid
9. iRun 5k/10k
10. zoorun5k

You can automatically rule out the first 3 (out of FL). With enough local races, I didn't need #4 nor 5. Amazingly, there were 2 in Miami, #9=sold out but the latter, I was just there last week; I passed on both. I never did #7 but did do #6 earlier this year with success, so I picked that one; bad move in hindsight. Although the number showed I had the best chance, the fact is I didn't, based on who showed up and with only 1 master slot.

I made my decision based on last year's stats and categories but to my dismay, I turned down a race I could've placed in for the one I picked. Check out the clint synopsis:

The good: broke 21 (2 in a row), trophies to those who placed
The bad: travel, more humid, the course
The ugly: didn't place (all under 20)