169 towns, 169 different styles and sizes… This race had the organizational footprint of a small marathon. Uniformed staff directing traffic in the parking area, paperless registration, with eight staffers and laptops for race day registration (credit cards accepted), separate tents for each fundraising team, a giant breakfast area, a person in a Vineyard Vines whale costume, and if all that wasn’t enough, a member of the 1986 World Series-winning Mets for you to meet before the race.

I wasn’t expecting it to be mostly along trails, but that’s what it turned out to be, a fun and varied course through the woods around the school. I felt pretty good, and turned in a decent time for a trail race.

MMRF Tri State 5K Run/Walk | 5K | 6/11/17 | 23:39 | 45/169