- Site:
- http://saltyrunning.com
- Miles:
- 2134 total / 865 in 2013
- Goal:
Maintain some semblance of fitness during pregnancy #3. And then that sub 18 5k is MINE!
Salty One ran: Ran a little under 5....
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Ran a little under 5.5 with my friend Jen early this morning which was great! Then drove out to Orange to spectate a 5k. I need to vent first: Hermes is a local race promotion firm. They have become so unbelievably egregious with the short courses that I seriously don't think I could ever consider a time from one of their races as accurate. This course was tough - hilly and a grass portion and just about everyone ran way faster than they expected and Garmins were all measuring it slightly under 3.0 miles. RIDICULOUS especially considering it started and finished on a track. Just move the start and finish and add 200 meters. How hard is it? And what really sucks is that if you would have run a PR on the course if it was legit you feel funny about it because it's not. I hate that and I feel bad for my friend who would have run almost a minute PR and now feels funny and unsure about how to handle it. /rant Sorry! Anyway, my friend ran super well and I'm super psyched for her. Regardless on the course length she did great and definitely would have run a PR if it was 3.1 so YEAH for her! Got in a little over three running around to get photos and with her on her cool down. Fun morning. Now nap time!
We had a guy at work talk about how the last 5 mile event that they had as being a PR and I didn't want to deflate him by letting him know that the course was around 4.75. I probably won't run any of their events due to this as if I am going to pay money to run a race then I expect the distance to be accurately stated. Isn't it their responsibility to ensure this?
8 months ago • Like
Isnt that the most annoying thing? We have had a ton of those events here too
8 months ago • Like
Nice run and totally agreed on Hermes. I didn't run the 10 miler this past April due to this. All times that I've run it, I come up with 9.9. I'll still run the Turkey Trot, but it is also always short. Very easy to fix like you said.
8 months ago • Like
Sorry about the course frustration...why they would do that continuously makes absolutely no sense. But great running today anyway!
8 months ago • Like
That's really a bummer. Well done on your running.
8 months ago • Like
Hmm, I was going to target the 10-miler Sarah mentioned as my A race for the spring, now you have me wondering. Anyway, nice run, I was in your stomping grounds this morning.
8 months ago • Like
@Greg-I was going to also, until I remembered the course being short both times that I ran it. It's a real shame too since the course is great for a PR. I am thinking TP Half for my Spring A race instead...
8 months ago • Like
@Greg and Sarah when i wrote my "How Far Was That Marathon" post I interviewed one of the RDs and he said that he's considered getting the 10 miler course certified, but he said he's afraid what they'd find out! When I ran it in '11 with my garmin it measured 9.98, so it's probably short. It is so silly because they could just make you run a little further on the loop course and if they certified it, as Sarah said, it would be a great race. You should contact them and tell them you'd like it certified!
8 months ago • Like