National Race Against The Odds 5K - Arlington VA

I forgot to report last Sunday's race. We ran a challenging 5K around Tuckahoe Park in  East Falls Church (Arlington).
Overall:Not a race to mark on your calendar.

We had some mess at the beginning: start of the race delayed by few minutes ... the "pace car" didn't move at the GO signal ... 

The course was fine, well marked and with a lot of volunteers ... on the downside it was definitively longer that 5k.

But what really was disappointing was the award ceremony: prizes (300$) only for the first overall (male and female) ... and just a photo for the age group winners (and by the way you have to pay to download it online). I really felt fooled (they call us for the age group winning "recognition" but we've been send back without even a shake of hands).

Suggestion for next year - give 150$ to the winner (it's more than most of the major races around) and with the remaining 150$ give awards (10 & 5$ gift cards) to the first 2 of each age group.

Here's the results.