2018 was the inaugural year of the Foot Pursuit in the Park 5K. This race was held in conjunction with Salisbury's annual National Night Out event at the Salisbury City Park. It started at 4 p.m. before the National Night Out festivities, so it was extremely hot and humid, but that's to be expected with a race held on an August afternoon.

The race did prepare for the heat by offering three water stops! This was much appreciated. I am a seasoned runner, but I don't do so well in the heat and actually stopped briefly at each of them.

Scenery was very usual for me at the Salisbury City Park. I run here all the time, but it is a nice place to run. Most of the course was on crushed-stone trails (not technical), along with some road stretches. It's also very flat.

I was able to get a parking spot very close to the start, and parking is free. It's possible that some people might have had to walk a little bit, but I had no problem parking.

The race was just $20 and there was plenty of swag — a reversible mesh tank top, a high-quality finisher medal and various other items, such as a reusable shopping bag, plastic cup and more. I do know the organizer, but I thought the race was well-organized. I was most pleased with the three water stops, and things seemed to run smoothly. The race put out motivational signs along the way, which was a nice touch. By the time I got near the end of the race, there were a few people walking through the course, but nobody got in my way. I would guess for the later runners/walkers that this might have been an issue.

There was not an expo, but there was packet pickup offered the evening before the race and also on race day.

Read my blog recap here: https://sherunsbytheseashore.com/2018/08/16/a-police-chase-i-signed-up-for-foot-pursuit-in-the-park-5k-recap/