Running the Civitan Sun Run 10k (or rather, 8K), Hendersonville, North Carolina June 20, 2009
Update: Results now available for the Civitan Sun Run 10k …
Nice turnout for this first running of the Civitan Sun Run. I did the 10k, there was also a 5k. The 10k starts in Jackson Park in Hendersonville, then heads out onto country roads, finishing back in the park.
I had a hunch that we were getting back to the park a little early and when we were heading into the finish chute my Garmin had 5.04 miles. It turns out that we were directed out of the park early and were supposed to spend more time (and another mile or so) inside the park before hitting the road. Unfortunate hiccups with a new race. I’m not sure what happened in the 5k but it sounds like there was some confusion there too.
I don’t know if we’ll see the electronic version of the results soon. It’s part of the Asheville Track Club Grand Prix so we should see it when they update the standings. The overall winner of the 10k 8k was Josey Weaver.
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Thanks for your comments Riley. We’re glad you came out. Get your family out for another 5k — we have plenty out there in Asheville.
I ran the 5k along with my friends, Shelby and Haley!! My mom also ran the 10k!! I really enjoyed the race even though it was a little longer than I had expected!! 🙂 Anyway, I think for it being my FIRST 5k race, I did pretty good!! At first, I wasn’t quite sure what to expect, but it ended up being really fun!! Shelby finished first for the girls, Haley finished after her, and then I finished! Haley is a year older but it was no surprise to me that Shelby beat me-even though I tried my best!-because she always does!! I was sort of glad it was a little longer because then I realized that my time for an actual 5k race would be even better than my time at this race-which for me, was better than I had thought it would have been!! Well, in the end, I really enjoyed the race and I think I’m going to do it next year too!!! P.S.- I tend to put a lot of exclamation points so sorry about that and I’m also sorry that I write so long! 🙂 ~Riley
That’s great. Congratulations and even more outstanding since it was her first 5k.
Our daughter, Shelby, ran the 5k. It was her first 5k – she’s 14 and will be a Freshman at East. They said the 5k was the “longest 5k in the History of the Free World”. This made her feel pretty good since it was her first 5k and whe was the overall female winner. I’m sure she’ll be back next year!