{"id":13576,"date":"2011-06-03T11:30:33","date_gmt":"2011-06-03T15:30:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/?p=13576"},"modified":"2011-06-03T12:13:49","modified_gmt":"2011-06-03T16:13:49","slug":"2011-columbus-race-for-the-cure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/2011\/06\/2011-columbus-race-for-the-cure\/","title":{"rendered":"2011 Columbus Race For The Cure"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>One of the things I did during the blog migration was run a 5K.\u00a0 My friend Jess contacted me earlier this year asking if I would be interested in running Columbus’s Race for the Cure in May.\u00a0 She was getting together a group of folks and Team Run, Tweet, Cure was born!\u00a0 There were 10 of us who met up that morning to get our 5K on.<\/p>\n

This was the first time that I’ve ever done this race.\u00a0 Having been downtown a few times during race day, I knew it was a big deal.\u00a0 It wasn’t until we walked over there to get ready for the race that I was able to see just what a big deal it was.<\/p>\n

Holy crap is basically all I can manage to say.\u00a0 This race is HUGE.\u00a0 There’s a small expo that is open to the public that was located on a street adjacent to the start of the race.\u00a0 We navigated our way through that and managed to find each other again at the start.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>We waited and listened to the speeches and then they started releasing the runners in groups.\u00a0 There are so many people and it’s so crazy at the start that runners, walkers, and everyone else are all mixed in together.\u00a0 It’s a little chaotic but with as many people as there are during this race, there is really no way to get around that.<\/p>\n

Columbus was in a state of transition at this time, wanting to be spring but still holding onto winter as long as it could.\u00a0 The morning was cool but I knew once I started running that the weather and myself would warm up considerably. This explains my shorts and hoodie combo.<\/p>\n

They said that Columbus’s Race for the Cure is the largest race in the nation.\u00a0 Is this true?\u00a0 I don’t know, you can decide for yourself.\u00a0 Please keep in mind, this is just the runners.\u00a0 And this isn’t everyone.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a>Click to see the images in full size.<\/p>\n

From a running perspective, the runners in the black shirts use of the tagline “Powered By Natural Gas” is probably not the best choice.\u00a0 Perhaps they should rethink that for next year?<\/p>\n

I wasn’t able to see Scott at all until I was in the last stretch of the race.\u00a0 It’s a 5K and once you hit High Street you are on your way to the finish.\u00a0 You run down all of High Street and it’s probably the last mile in the race.<\/p>\n

All down High Street, local bikers come and line their bikes up to cheer on the runners and walkers.\u00a0 By bikes I do not mean the two wheeled jobbies with the flower basket and bell.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>I mean BIKES. They are all lined up cheering everyone on!\u00a0 It’s quite a sight to see because there are so many people and bikes!\u00a0 However, the downside, and maybe I’m just being picky, there are so many of them and for a mile as you’re running all you can breathe in is exhaust.\u00a0 It’s not very pleasant.\u00a0 Sorry bikers!<\/p>\n

Scott was able to catch me as I was running down High Street towards the finish.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a>I was ready to be done running by this point.\u00a0 It was slightly hot that morning after I started and all I was thinking about right now was breakfast.\u00a0 Ha!<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Scott and I had to have a designated meeting spot for after the race or we never would have found each other.\u00a0 He always finds me at the finish as I’m trying to make my way past all the food and out of the corral.\u00a0 However, with this race being so large we needed a specific spot to regroup.\u00a0 We picked one and I was the first to arrive.\u00a0 I waited for a bit for Scott to make his way over.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>I was counting down the minutes because I wanted my chocolate soymilk!<\/p>\n

This race was fun and it’s nice to be able to say I was a part of it.\u00a0 It’s not a race that you’re going to PR at or even come close to doing any kind of “serious” running.\u00a0 Way too many people for that! And that’s not the point of the race.\u00a0 The point is to run for fun, run for support, and to run for a reason.<\/p>\n

Have you ever run a race like this? Or a race that supported a charity?<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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