Running the Coon Dog Day 5k – Saluda, North Carolina, July 7, 2007
It was a great day and Saluda is a fun town. The race atmosphere can’t be beat so I suggest this race to anyone who likes a festive atmosphere. Parking was a challenge. But the Saluda folks organize remote parking and lots of shuttle buses.
They had more than 450 runners this year. This race is really becoming big. It’s a challenging start with a fair amount of uphill and a couple of other long uphill pulls, including one just before the finish. I was feeling good and able to keep a consistent pace which allowed me to pass a lot of runners in the last mile and have a strong sprint finish down Main Street for a 22:23 finish — number 61 out of 452 runners.
For complete results of the 2007 Coon Dog Day 5k Race in Saluda, go to www.coondogday5k.com.
They had more than 450 runners this year. This race is really becoming big. It’s a challenging start with a fair amount of uphill and a couple of other long uphill pulls, including one just before the finish. I was feeling good and able to keep a consistent pace which allowed me to pass a lot of runners in the last mile and have a strong sprint finish down Main Street for a 22:23 finish — number 61 out of 452 runners.
For complete results of the 2007 Coon Dog Day 5k Race in Saluda, go to www.coondogday5k.com.
