Wintry Weather is Here

It appears the weather this weekend will be cold, windy and rainy. Definitely not a great concoction for a run. As a result, I will not be running any races this weekend.

There is a race next weekend in Hershey, on the medical center grounds. It's on Saturday October 24th at 9:30 am. It's called Miles for Smiles and benefits a non-profit organization called Operation Smile.

I had run a race at the Hershey Medical Center at the end of May on a course layout which was all hills. It was uphill for half the route and then back downhill for the finish. I was not very fond of the layout, i.e., it was not conducive to achieving a new personal record.

The Miles for Smiles course layout is entirely different. Whereas the May race used a road adjacent to the medical center campus, this race is run exclusively on campus. It is a much more level course.

There is also a race On Saturday October 31st in York, PA which intrigues me. It's the York White Rose Run Five Mile race. It's an extremely competitive event with runners from Kenya and Ethiopa winning the event for the last decade.