The Jog'r Egg Nog'r 15K and 5K

Once again, I raced in the 2011 Jog'r Egg Nog'r 15K and 5K Run and Walk. The race took place on December 17, in White Rock Lake, Dallas, Texas. Like last year, I chose to run in the 5K race. This was a www.whiterockracing.com race, so check out their site for the results and more photos. The event sponsors were Run-On!, Baylor Sports Care, Davis Creative, Costco, and others. Oak Farms Shepps Dairy generously donated the egg nog, which everyone enjoyed. The finish line was at Norbuck Park. I arrived at the event, and parked close to the finish line, then warmed up with a brief jog. After that, I walked up a trail to the starting line, which was about half a mile away at the corner of Peavy and Van Dyke. Both the 5K and 15K races started together at 9:00 AM. The starting line was overlooking the beautiful White Rock Lake at the majestic skyline of downtown Dallas; the view was amazing. I was excited to get started since there was a downhill right at the beginning. Everyone got off to a fast pace as we ran down the steep downhill. It was about 40 degrees at race time. This was the only race in the Dallas area, and so all of the top local runners ran. There were 930 registered runners. All participants received a free long sleeved technical shirt with registration. After the fast start, I just tried to keep it going. After the turnaround we ran on a trail and then continued on the sidewalk. Finally we made our way back on to the pavement and headed toward the finish line at Norbuck Park. I finished in the time of 24:36 (a 7:55 / mile pace) for a 4th place finish out of 11 in my age division, and 116 out of 511 men. Also running in the race were Nan Ross, who recently got married, and Nicole Vela, who I trained with in the Run-On 10:30 pace group for White Rock races. Both ladies finished at the top of their groups. This is the only race company that gives out awards to the 5 fastest runners in about half of the age groups. So I received a coffee cup mug as a 4th place finisher. Place     Bib#     Overall     Time      Pace                                                             4/11     5645  126/511    24:36    7:55/ mile I run to raise awareness for prostate cancer and to benefit my community. www.runningforacause.tumblr.com