I've said it before (last year) and I'll say it again:
This is one of the best barefoot races in the country. Smooth roads (for the most part) with a mixture of 20% street concrete, 75% asphalt and 5% other (brick and chip-n-seal).
They have both 5K and 10K races and the two split 200 yards into the race and meet back up at mile 4ish. Last year they started the 5K 30 minutes after the 10K and the final 2.2 miles was a Charlie Foxtrot due to all the fatties clogging up the race (and, let's not forget those pushing strollers
).
This year, however, was MUCH better as they started both races at the same time getting all but the fattest fatties through much of the course although I did hit a few of them 1/2 mile or so from the end. Although, all the good "goodies" were gone due to the fatties hitting the free food before most of the 10K runners. Truly the only bummer for the day.
If you're within a couple of hours of Fort Worth or just want a vacation to North Texas, this is a very worthy run to hit and it's great for the bare footers.
I ran into only one other barefooter and she was running the 5K. (my wife...).
This is one of the best barefoot races in the country. Smooth roads (for the most part) with a mixture of 20% street concrete, 75% asphalt and 5% other (brick and chip-n-seal).
They have both 5K and 10K races and the two split 200 yards into the race and meet back up at mile 4ish. Last year they started the 5K 30 minutes after the 10K and the final 2.2 miles was a Charlie Foxtrot due to all the fatties clogging up the race (and, let's not forget those pushing strollers
).This year, however, was MUCH better as they started both races at the same time getting all but the fattest fatties through much of the course although I did hit a few of them 1/2 mile or so from the end. Although, all the good "goodies" were gone due to the fatties hitting the free food before most of the 10K runners. Truly the only bummer for the day.
If you're within a couple of hours of Fort Worth or just want a vacation to North Texas, this is a very worthy run to hit and it's great for the bare footers.
I ran into only one other barefooter and she was running the 5K. (my wife...).
