Cantrell Center 5K

Cantrell Center 5K

February 27, 2010

Warner Robins, GA

Time: 22:05

Age Group: 6/50

Overall: 49/1189

Comments: The Cantrell Center 5K irks me. It's overpriced, has too many runners, and benefits nothing but the business that puts it on. I run it only because it's close and a Macon Tracks Series race. That being said, the race had some major improvements this year.

D-Tag timing really helped solve the finish line debacle of last year. Nice long-sleeved black t-shirt featuring Chester the Cheetah. Decent finish line food too.

I ran well - had sub-7:00 miles for the first two. The hilly third mile just about did me in. I thought I was on the way to a massive PR until then. I did manage to match my PR time. I was disappointed about that until I realized that there were timing mats at the beginning of the race. When the chip time was posted, I had a 5-second PR. I'm still not under 22:00, but I'm getting close!

I still think that 1000+ runners is just too much for my liking, but I'll complain less about this race in the future.