I'm going to recap the Falling For You 5k that Mike and I ran last weekend. For the back story, we had signed up for a 5k with this company in January. However, that 5k got cancelled at the last minute due to course flooding. The race organizer gave us a code to use to sign up for one of their other races and we saw that this one was not that too far from us so we chose it as our replacement race.
And I'm glad we did! It was a beautiful course without much hilliness. It was on the C&O Canal Tow Path by Great Falls. There was a half marathon at 8am, a 10k at 8:30 and the 5k started at 9am. Since it was at the Great Falls visitor center, there was plenty of parking and real bathrooms at the start. There was a $20 fee for parking since it's a national park.
The parking was handy since it was a cold morning and we could just wait in the car until 15 minutes before the race.
The 5k was pretty small with around 60 participants. Since it was such a small race, bib pick up was just the morning before the race. There was no option to pick it up in advance.
The course was on a crushed gravel trail and this time of year, a lot of the trail was packed dirt. Thankfully it wasn't too muddy. I was surprised by that given all the rain we've had recently. The trail was of course open to others as well so there were a couple times that we had to pass groups of hikers. But it wasn't too bad given that it was Winter and not too many people were out. Mike and I were in the back of the pack anyway so we had plenty of room.
The only downside I have for this race is that they didn't have any food at the end. I would have appreciated a banana. It's not a big deal for us since we just did the 5k. But I'm surprised given that there was also the 10k and half. I would have given up the shirt and medal to have food instead. It's clear where my priorities are!
But other than that, it was a great race. Small but well organized and really friendly. The beautiful trail is of course what really made it. And it is close to Great Falls and the Billy Goat Trail in case you wanted to go hiking afterward! We just took a photo of the falls and headed out to get food.
The 5k was pretty small with around 60 participants. Since it was such a small race, bib pick up was just the morning before the race. There was no option to pick it up in advance.
The course was on a crushed gravel trail and this time of year, a lot of the trail was packed dirt. Thankfully it wasn't too muddy. I was surprised by that given all the rain we've had recently. The trail was of course open to others as well so there were a couple times that we had to pass groups of hikers. But it wasn't too bad given that it was Winter and not too many people were out. Mike and I were in the back of the pack anyway so we had plenty of room.
The only downside I have for this race is that they didn't have any food at the end. I would have appreciated a banana. It's not a big deal for us since we just did the 5k. But I'm surprised given that there was also the 10k and half. I would have given up the shirt and medal to have food instead. It's clear where my priorities are!
But other than that, it was a great race. Small but well organized and really friendly. The beautiful trail is of course what really made it. And it is close to Great Falls and the Billy Goat Trail in case you wanted to go hiking afterward! We just took a photo of the falls and headed out to get food.
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