Yesterday, I participated in the 2010 Snowball Run in Wantagh. I like this run, but I’m a bit biased because last year’s Snowball Run was a big milestone for me. Last year’s Snowball Run proved I could handle the sub-freezing temperatures and I just beat my 40-minute goal with a 39:54.
This year’s Snowball Run was also a personal success. My previous-best 5-mile time was 38:20, and I came in at 38:05. Not quite the pace I ran at last week’s Hot Chocolate Run, but still nice to see continued improvement.
Water was available at the finish line along with coffee, bagels and fruit inside Mulcahy’s. I’d say it was a pretty nice spread. Mulcahy’s stage was also the site of the awards ceremony.
They started the race rather suddenly with no fanfare, but I liked it that way; I’d rather just get started. It was 28°F/-2°C about a half-hour before the race, but it was warming quickly and it was a sunny morning.
Overall, it was a great morning and I definitely plan on doing it again next year.
Note: Updated this around 9PM on Dec 13th. I had written about the lackluster raffle and reading it over again a day later, I realized it made the whole post sound negative. I’m still getting used to this blogging thing, everybody!
