The 15k is not the most popular distance to race but it’s become one of my favorites. To my knowledge we only have one certified 15k course in the state and it’s held on the first Saturday of February on the Arkansas River Trail. Once I find a race that I like it’s hard for me to pass it up and this is one of those races. The first time I ran it was in February of 2012 and I’ve…
My first race of the year got off to a rough start. I had no desire to even write about it but I decided years ago to share all race experiences- good or bad so I guess it’s time to get around to this one! Last year I loved the One Hour Track Run. I had a great race and stayed focused and in the zone the entire race. I ended up running 38 laps and averaged a 6:14 pace….
The 15k is an interesting distance to race. There’s only one around central Arkansas and it’s been around a while- the River Trail 15k. This was actually my 5th year to race it. I went in with one specific goal in mind. I really wanted to break 60 minutes. I did it in 2013 but since then I’ve had no luck. In 2014 I missed it by a couple seconds (ouch!) and in 2015 I missed it by almost a…
Better late than never, right? I actually ran the RT 15k almost two weeks ago. I am now 9 days away from the Little Rock Marathon so I figure I better get this one posted! The 15K is a very interesting distance to race. I only race one a year and it is this one- the River Trail 15k. It’s typically the second race on the Arkansas Grand Prix schedule. This race has a sub 60 club (for all men…
I’m going to try to keep this brief. Saturday was not a great racing day for me. I know everyone has races like this every once in a while. And yes, I know I race often so I can’t expect them all to be perfect. I really don’t have an excuse to what was my deal. Bottom line: I didn’t show up to race. Before I get into my own issues with the race let me say that this is…
Wow! The 15K is a very interesting racing distance. Love it. I know it is not the most common of racing distances but if you ever get the chance to run one you should! Don’t let the random distance scare you. If you recall, last year when I decided to run this race I actually googled the distance of a 15K. Then when I realized it was 9.3 I was like, “duh- 3.1 x 3!!” Not my brightest moment! The…
If you would have asked me last week what I knew about a 15K I would have had to stop for a second and add up the distance in my head. I had never even heard of a race this distance- 9.3 miles. As mentioned in an earlier post, during my run on Monday, one of my friend’s mentioned the River Trail 15K in Little Rock. I checked out the website and it definitely sounded worth racing. If nothing else…