Suffering from a bit of writer’s block I decided to invite a guest writer to tell of their last race. Over to you then Barkley…”Good Boy”.
I was invited to guest write this Blog to capture my experiences at the inaugural Rotary Park 5K, that’s 50K in dog K’s! event held in Novi, MI. This then was my first ultra. Here is my story.
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| Me in "RUT" Colors! |
My best friend wished me well but I couldn’t get him to move from his “Comfy Spot”.
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| My race packet arrived in the post and I was very excited |
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| Park in Bloom |
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| Good to see. We had some out of state runners. I think these fine fellas were from Tennessee or Appalachia? |
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| And some international runners from Germany who as expected were very disciplined. |
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| The Race Director gave a compelling talk about the race much to the amazement of some runners |
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| "Porta Jon" |
THE RUN
And we’re off! Focus was important. Some of the younger runners were clearly too distracted.
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| Attack squirrels – Some were not willing to share the trail |
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| We particularly had to stay clear of the Jedi Sqirrels |
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| Contemplating my 1st Water Crossing |
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| Water Crossing - Going for it! |
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| Taking a Breather |
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| The occasional hurdle to jump |
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| Setting a Good Pace |
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| An early covered walk way crossing |
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| Establishing my bearings - Which Way? |
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| The gravity defying runners were just plain weird |
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| Competition amongst the Top-Dogs was fierce |
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| Breaking through the Trail - Race Done! |
Post Race
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Though only a 5K some finishers were pretty messed up by the finish
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| My name is Barkley and I approve this Race Report |
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Really good race report Barkley! I am aware of Moe the Mohawk Malti-Pug and his bag of tricks - most of his competitors get caught up by his gnarly and intimidating appearance. What's great is that you ran your own race and left him sucking wind at the finish line!
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