This is only my 3rd race this year but it was a fun one. Just the facts Maam... 5k Hartford waterfront 6pm Along the river through the woods across a grassy cricket field some pavement back to the water front awesome course Lots of runners chip timed!! beer pasta burritos fruit chips band Well organized lots of sites to take in (in shape guys, I think I need to move to Hartford) 28:35 even with hamstring and hip pain This is a series by the folks who run the Hartford marathon. I met 2 of my running club members there. We all finished around the same time which was cool. Negatives: 1:10 drive to Hartford through downtown rush hour traffic. I think if I were going to drive down to Hartford again it will be for a longer race. 5k's are just not my style. I dont get warmed up until 2 miles into it then its over. All in all a great time. I always love running with the women in my club. Laurie

Dees, What does MVS stand for? I have not heard of them. I run with Pioneer Valley Womens Running Club. They are very active and very social. We run Whiting Res every Sat morning and then do a fun run breakfast every first Sunday of the month. Laurie

Laurie - I hate driving far for a race as well, but still sounds like you had fun. I like the style of your report, and great racing! As far as 5ks go, maybe you need a longer warm-up, so you feel more comfortable during the race.

Nice job. Brevity is after all, the soul of wit. Glad you had fun and hope that hip heals up soon for you. Spareribs

Nice race, flyin. You ran a good time and had a good time. It sounds llike a nice course and a good job by the organizers. Congratulations. TomS

This is only my 3rd race this year but it was a fun one. Just the facts Maam... 5k Hartford waterfront 6pm Along the river through the woods across a grassy cricket field some pavement back to the water front awesome course Lots of runners chip timed!! beer pasta burritos fruit chips band Well organized lots of sites to take in (in shape guys, I think I need to move to Hartford) 28:35 even with hamstring and hip pain This is a series by the folks who run the Hartford marathon. I met 2 of my running club members there. We all finished around the same time which was cool. Negatives: 1:10 drive to Hartford through downtown rush hour traffic. I think if I were going to drive down to Hartford again it will be for a longer race. 5k's are just not my style. I dont get warmed up until 2 miles into it then its over. All in all a great time. I always love running with the women in my club. Laurie

glad you did well and enjoyed that unusual race...(I did X-treme Scramble #2 this year, with DS2) Did Beth put the stairs back in the race course? Nothing like running the 5K+ distance and trying to race up and down ~40 steps to get to the top of the bridge! and then back down, of course. But the atmosphere, band, food and beer is delightful. This is a very fun race. Highly recommended. Congratulations to you!