This past Saturday was the 3rd race (of 8) in the Corporate Shield series, the ZF (pronounced "Zed Eff" like a proper European) Get In Gear 5k, hosted by ZF Transmissions in Gray Court, SC. This is the newest race in the Corporate Shield series, and only my second time running it (last year was the first).
I volunteered to help with race setup, so got there quite early (6:15am). It was actually chilly (mid-50s) while setting up before the sun was up! After getting the tables and tents and post-race food/water set up, I was able to get in about a mile of a warm-up jog around the parking lot. This helped with feeling chilly so I could shed my sleeves before the race.
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| Pre-race team pic! |
We had a small group signed up for the Milliken team this year, but 8 of the 10 registrants showed up and showed out with strong performances all around!
This lollipop course is sneaky... the first mile is basically flat/slightly downhill straightaway, then at mile 1 you turn, find some small hills, go to gravel, then off-road into grass, over curbs in a parking lot, back through grass/trail, and pop back onto a road with a little climb back to the initial straightaway for the third mile but you realize it's slightly uphill for just about all but the last 10th of a mile to the finish. It feels like forever!
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| Splits reflect perception |
Finish time was solidly under 22 mins, which I was really surprised/pleased with!
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| 22nd of 271 finishers 3rd overall female (of 105) |
Managed to snag 1st female team with the corporate shield points as well - woohoo!
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