Confessions of an Amateur Athlete

This Race Review comes from a point of view you may never have had a chance to see: A race organizer's perspective!  I played the role of course operations this weekend at the Pride Run 10K/5K .  In a nutshell, while everyone is out setting up the start/finish and the festivities there, I was in charge of getting the course set up for the runners (ie, cones, volunteers, water stations, signs, etc.)  This was like a 1/4 of the cones.  My dreams were full of these things all night afterwards! lol How did it go?  It was chaotic, it was stressful, but we pulled it off without any major hiccups!  And this was the first time the Phoenix Frontrunners had used this course (which is USATF certified too!).  The biggest issues were the things from the city we had asked for (cones, etc) were not there on time.  It's a good thing I work in news, so I'm used to cutting it close to extremely tight deadlines.  Nevertheless, it's a learning exper...

Phew! What a busy week!  So much going on but all of them great things! First off, an exciting announcement!  I've been accepted as a #BibRavePro!   An ambassador for the awesome runners who've created http://www.bibrave.com/   Think Yelp, but for races.  It's a wonderful resource for us runners.  We can research races we're considering when planning our race calendar, give shout outs about our favorite races, or warn other runners about the problems we've encountered with various races.  bibrave.com Plus, they have great giveaways periodically for those who write up reviews!  Becoming an ambassador for BibRave means great adventures to come and I can't wait to share them all with you! In addition, I've been helping out on the Pride Run 10k/5k this weekend.  I'll be acting as the course administrator.  Basically helping set up the course, making sure volunteers are in the spot, and a variety of other responsibili...

Free Race Entry Alert!  Always exciting!  This one is for the 2014 Pride 10K/5K Run & 5K Walk.   This Pride Run/Walk helps support the LGBT community within the Phoenix area.  It also benefits the Phoenix Pride Scholarship Program that helps those in need within the LGBT community further their education!  A really great cause.  Now, as with any race and any charity, if you don't personally agree or approve of the charity, then you're welcome NOT to run it and then I suggest you not participate in the giveaway.  It's as simple as that! I will say this.  If it's the matter of feeling "uncomfortable" out on the course... let me ease those fears right now.  You won't be running amongst a bunch of guys running in dresses or practically naked.  I run regularly with the majority of those running this race, and let me tell you, they take running ANY race seriously and will be doing their best to set a new record!  There's no ti...