Fall 2017 Races
I ran in a few interesting 5k's this fall. In September it was the Ohio Swiss Festival Cheese Chase in Sugar Creek, Ohio. I managed a 23:54 gun time, which would have been faster had I not been leaving against a food truck trying to stay warm. But, I beat a few Yoders, placed 21 of 169 and 1st in my age group. I got the custom wood medal I was hoping for. Then in early October it was the New River Gorge Bridge, Bridge Day 5K. This one of my favorite races because you get to run over the 3000 foot long 876 foot high bridge before 100,000 people get there to watch parachutist jump from the bridge. I run right on the guard rail to view the river below. I placed 22nd of 207 and 1st in my age group for another cool medal Again in October it was off to Charlotte to run on the Charlotte International Airport runways. It was a flat, noisy and airplane fumed run. I ran a personal best 23:17, good for 79th of 1043 and 3rd in my age group. A wood medal