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October 3, 2010

Participant's perspective: Falls Road 15K

Any time an event involves Druid Hill Park's meandering back roads, there's bound to be some worry about navigation. The organizers of today's Falls Road 15K, in which I ran, took this into account: While the pre-race instructions were a little bit scary, those instructions got us thinking about directions, and the course was full of people pointing us along the way.

I have to admit that I'm quite biased toward this event, since it goes through some of the first areas my wife and I explored in Baltimore. It's also quite close for me: After I jogged the few blocks from my front door to the registration table, I didn't even feel fully warmed up.

That said, three water stops for a course of this length -- just over 9 miles -- is pretty impressive. Additionally, the people were friendly, and the race began more punctually than most I've been in. I would definitely consider doing it again next year.

What did you do this weekend? Let us know, then check out our Race for the Cure coverage.


About these posts: In a probably-doomed attempt to separate work and leisure, I'm hoping to avoid running most of the biggest local races: The Baltimore Running Festival, the Dreaded Druid Hills, etc.,.


This should allow me to cover these big events with the attention they deserve. When I take part in an event -- usually a smaller one, like the one you've just read about -- I may still post occasional thoughts, but these will not generally involve me running around with a pen and notepad, writing three-source, inverted-pyramid stories. Labeling my thoughts as perspective show them to be just that: A personal opinion, written during leisure time and not necessarily exhaustively researched.

Posted by Patrick Maynard at 12:50 PM | | Comments (1)
Categories: City of Baltimore, Events, Running, Walking, Weekend
        

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I agree with the directions pre race. The video made me laugh from being spot on.

I actually was afraid of getting lost after exiting the park around mile 5 and entering clipper mill, until I saw the police officer. Although, I totally had to ask him where to go next.

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