October Fall Racing

I managed to run three races in October in spite of the fact that the first one I had scheduled, the Jersey Shore Half Marathon, was canceled due to the government shutdown. My first race was the week that I returned from New Jersey, I ran the Cheese and Wine 5K in Riverbank, a ShadowChase Running Club event. Like all of their events it was well organized and well attended. I was surprised that there were more hills than I expected but I'm coming to believe that if you expect hills then you won't be disappointed when there aren't any. While I didn't see any wine or cheese it was fun running in another town I had never been to.

Some Colorado race pictures from Robert and Gerald:

The second race that I ran in October was a 10K in Berkeley that I decided to run after the half in New Jersey was canceled. It was a beautiful day and had an unusual finish in that we finished on a horse racing track. As a matter of fact our entry included admission to the horse races after our race but I didn't stick around for them. I was ready to head to the house after the results were posted.

And they kept racing in Colorado as well.

Pikes Peak Road Runners Fall Series #2

I ran my final October race at Donnelly Park in Turlock. I used to run at Donnelly after I would visit my Dad so the park has a special significance to me. I didn't anticipate ever running a race there but the Turlock Triathlon Club sponsored a Halloween themed race there the "Move Your Bones 5K". I had been sick with some kind of stomach bug for a couple of days and almost decided to not run. I decided to go and see how I felt and after warming up I felt good "enough" to do the race. It was another beautiful Fall day for racing.

And Gerald continued to race in Colorado as well at another Halloween themed race. The Creepy Crawl 5K in Palmer Lake.

Hopefully the pictures give just a glimpse of the beautiful Fall racing season that we have experienced so far. I'm looking forward to racing in November.