I enjoy seeing posts on social media of local runners at races they have run. It made me think about my running days and the races I entered over the years. The posts came from different races in towns and cities throughout the United States. I started to wonder how far a runner would travel to enter a race. It is an easy entry if the race is in San Marcos. This past Saturday the Blue Santa’s 5 Miler and 5K race was held out at the soccer fields. Next Saturday, September 30th, the Kiwanis Pumpkin Dash 5K will be held out at Country Estates. This is a popular race with not a large entry number so the prospect of winning an award is good.
There will be less than 100 runners on the scenic out and back course that local runners enjoy. The fact that the race is in San Marcos means a runner can sleep in an extra hour or more and still make the race without having to spend that hour or more driving to an out of town race. The best part of races at the Country Estates location is that it is scenic, chances of seeing wildlife are good, and the runner will know many of the other runners. The next week on October 7th the SMA Bear Run 5K and 1K will be held out on the campus of the academy. This will be another good race to enter without worrying about traffic or driving out of town for a race.
Being a runner offers many opportunities to enter races in any number of locations. Here in Texas a runner can enter a race nearby every weekend. Austin and San Antonio have a race, or two or more, every weekend. Kyle is starting to host a number of races for close driving to a race.
