![]() It was now a foxhunt, and if any of these hounds have any finishing kick I will be dead. At the turnaround I see three guys about five yards behind me. My attention quickly shifts from the unlikely prospect of overtaking the lead runner, another youngster, to the sound of footsteps and breathing behind me. One by one, however, I reel in the boys now wilting ahead of me and move into second place, with the first place runner about 100 yards ahead. Mile 1 passes in 5:49, dispelling any hopes that perhaps I'm running faster than I think. I ain't close to being in any racing form. I, on the other hand, take a more conservative start, necessitated by shortness of breath and a slight lightheadedness. The gun goes off and, as is age appropriate, they all take off like jackrabbits. Hard to tell who, if anybody, might be competition here beyond a group of young males, either high school or college age. About 200 participants line up clearly not a major race. As with many things in Texas, the race director's pre-race comments are a bit folksier than one finds up north, and I take the time to look around. They all line up in the back and I line up in front. ![]() For the first time, my whole family will participate in a race I help them with the usual pre-race routines such as filling out registration forms, safety pinning race numbers on, and herding everyone for water and a porta potty stop. The course is out and back along the Trinity River along paths that are Fort Worth's equivalent of the West River and Kelly Drives. The Black-Eye Pea New Year's 5k plays on the southern tradition of eating a bowl of black-eye peas on New Year's Day as a way of appropriating luck for the upcoming year. The next morning eight of us: me, Cindy, and our two kids and Cris, her husband Aaron and their two kids, are on our way to the race. My son, Tony, pipes in that this is something the whole family should do. Cris, Cindy's niece, agrees to walk with Cindy. ![]() I groan that I'm in no shape to race and she retorts that the race isn't for me. ![]() On New Year's Eve Cindy decides that she wants to walk in the morning, and finds a little 5k race in Fort Worth on the internet. Anglonymous: NERRC Winter 10kīill From FL: Marathon of the Palm Beachesīlack Eye Pea 5k - Seebo - January 1, 2005įor once it was not my idea to run a race. Local Running Resources Info on Local Parks Race Listings and Advice - Not specific to Philly Mapping Tools Philadelphia Area Running Clubs Other Philly Area Clubs - Not Running Other Running Clubs - Not Philly Area Members' Blogs/Philly Runners in the newsĬlick on the name of a story to go directly to it. Main Map/Meetup Location/Parking Lemon Hill Broad Street Run - Pre-Race Meetup and Post-Race Picnic Forbidden Drive/Wissahickon, including access from River Loop Locust Street Donut/Post-Rock and Roll Picnic/Access to Park from Center City West and University City Pennypack Park, Northeast Philly Meetup Spots and Info for Philly Half and Full Marathon, Philadelphia Distance Run, LOVE Run Mayor's Cup Caesar Rodney Half-Marathon in Wilmington, DE - Getting there, parking, pre and post-race meetup RunFest Pre-Race Meetup, Post-Race Picnic Lemon Hill Super-Crazy Hill Workout - Four Crazy Hills, One Great Workout Temple University Track Penn Charter Track in East Falls Media Five Miler - Packet Pickup and Race Meetup Spot Ridley Creek Park Hilly 4.7 mile loop Belmont Plateau/Reservoir Hilly Trail Loop Mehedi's Favorite Crazy 14 Mile Hilly Loop Andrew's Favorite Hilly 20 Mile Loop - Art Museum, Manayunk, Wissahickon Earl's Favorite Hilly 22 Mile Loop - Schuylkill Banks, West Fairmount Park, Wissahickon, Kelly Drive Runner's World Article - Delaware Riverfront and Ben Franklin Bridge Favorite Running Routes (Text) Fun on Foot - Maps and Other Reources Miler Meter - A tool that helps you map running routes ![]()
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