June will be my most challenging month of races this year. Beginning on Sunday June 14th, I travel to Middletown NY for the Classic 10K race. This race requires fastening a disposable "D-Race Timing Tag' to your sneaker for tracking purposes.
It's my understanding you run over rubberized mats with this paper tag and they somehow record your time at various points throughout the race as well as the finish.
For the majority of races I have run to date, I have hovered in the front third of the racers at the starting line. I will need to move further back in the pack for the beginning of this race or risk being run over by faster racers at the start. One more item - everyone finishing this race will receive a participatory medal.
The only local race for this month is in Hershey on Saturday June 20th and is sponsored by the Hershey Company and the Children's Miracle Network. This is my last scheduled 5K race for the year. The race is run near the Hershey Company's Technical Center on Route 422. I used to work for the Hershey Company so I may run into an old friend or two.
The crown jeweled race for me this summer is the half marathon at the end of the month in Fairfield Connecticut. I believe at the moment I have eleven consecutive miles of running within me. I need to develop the capacity to run an extra 2.1 miles by the end of the month.
This race also awards a participatory medal. It also uses the D-Race timing tag to record runner's times. Barring injuries, I should have two more running medals to add to my current paltry collection of one medal by months end.
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