Weekend at the races

This weekend is my first 5K race of the year, the Orioles Advocates 20th Annual 5K Home Run/Fun Run/Walk. Whew, that's a mouth full. 5K races are fun. They only take a little while, you get a cool t-shirt (most of the time), and there are usually snacks and refreshments to steal when it's over.

I'm especially interested in this 5K because the finish line is on the warning track in center field of Oriole Park at Camden Yards. From what I understand, they don't let you hang out for too long after crossing before they shoo you off the field, but I think that's neat nonetheless.

The problem with my 5K this weekend is that my half marathon training (for the one I'm doing on May 4) calls for 9 miles this weekend. So I have to account for another 6 miles. I think I'm going to run the 5K, get some water and a snack and hightail it up to the NCR trail for the rest of my run for the day. It's flat (for as long as I'll be using it) and should be easy enough.

5K used to be so daunting. Now it's not enough of a workout. Funny how that works.