New Bohemia Half Marathon

Two weekends ago, labor day weekend, on Saturday, September sixth, New Bohemia (which is better known as NewBo) hosted a half marathon and 10k race. Due to the heat of that weekend, the race was moved to a very early starting time of seven thirty in the morning, as to try and avoid as much of the scorching heat as possible. Both the half marathon and 10k were ran at the same time, and both had the same start line and finish line, the start line being a few blocks from the NewBo Market and the finish line being at the NewBo Market. Both the half marathon and the 10k race courses traveled down by the river and along it, and onto the trail by the river after a mile or so of running on road. The half marathon course, which is what I ran, went back and forth from the dirt trail in trees and beside the river to a paved cement road. In total, about eight hundred people ran in either the half marathon or the 10k, with many age ranges. This was one way that many people entertained themselves throughout the summer, with training for the race. Even though it was not all that big of a race, many people still participated. In order to get ready for the race (either the half marathon or 10k, but especially the half marathon) the runners had to train. As for me, I ran almost every day from Monday to Friday for most of the summer for cross country training. I just carried that training over for the NewBo half marathon. It was a great entertainment running the half marathon and something that I strongly suggest that everyone try to do: run a race. Whether that being anything as small and noncompetitive as a 5k Color Run (which are still loads of fun) or something as competitive as, for example, the Boston Marathon, running a race is a great thing to do. It is something that I highly recommend, and think that everyone should do at some point in their lifetime.