The Stratford Last Chance for Romance was an oasis of dry, sunny weather - and a race as well! Given the last two days of rain - and the rain coming down right now as I post this, it was wonderful to be outside and enjoy the respite from the otherwise waterlogged surroundings :D
As for the race itself (formerly the Stratford Sweetheart Run and 4 Miles, instead of 3), it's great course to run. Downhill mile 1, relatively flat mile 2, and one BIG hill in Mile 3 - it covers all the bases!
Despite having run this race many times - I discovered the Stratford Amateur Radio Club building at Booth Park! Wow! While it has nothing to do with the race, except being located in Boothe Memorial Park, it definitely gave this old ham a thrill!! Unfortunately for me, it was closed - and didn't see any of the local members in attendance.
In a twist, awards were of the (mostly) edible variety. I say that a bit tongue in cheek because my age a group award was a Christmas mug. In a first, I took home two mugs from a race (instead of a shirt, we received mugs at sign up)! I love race mugs!!
As for running the race, my 22:18, 7:22 pace, was good enough for 3rd AG (hence the 2nd mug)! And, Emmy and I won our team's AG (although for some reason Team results weren't broken out in that format). We got some Valentine's day chocolates for that :D
Here are the official race results from runsignup.
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