Country Bumpkin 5K
October 19, 2008 by Doug
I was warned. This race is a killer. Fran and her friends ran it last year. I talked to some people before and after the race. The general consensus is that this race will take around two minutes longer than a normal 5K. I asked myself how much different could it be? Well, see the results for yourself in black:
29:24??? Last week I came in at 26:55 so yeah, it took me about 2 1/2 minutes longer. The reason? The freakin’ HILLS!!! This course was not flat whatoever. What’s worse is it starts out on a huge downward slope to get your confidence up.
I tried to keep my pace but it soon became apparent that this wasn’t the typical course that I was used to. There were some kids around 12 or 13 that flew out of the gate all inspired and were walking in tears about halfway through. That made me feel a little wiser but I admit that I had to stop and walk a handful of times myself.
During my painful journey through this course I was thinking about what to put in this post. There wasn’t much positive material. The urge to throw up was there a few times but I held it in. Fran’s coworker Debbie chews gum and runs 22 minute times so I tried that. Didn’t work. 
I told myself that I would never do this race again but by next year I’ll be feeling all overconfident again I’m sure.
After the finish as I devoured a soft pretzel, I was feeling kind of discouraged. Fran tried to talk me up, telling me that I did well. If nothing else I gained an appreciation that the Broad Street Run, even though it is 10 miles, is FLAT.
Note: Race map and logo provided by Middletown Township, Delaware County, PA CLICK HERE for site.
– D.
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