I wanted to start the year off right so I decided I would do the New Year's Day 5k that was being held in-town where I was on vacation. You could sign-up in advance but I wasn't certain I was going to do it so I waited until the day of. Since I signed-up so late, I didn't get the scarf that they provide participants but they gave me a small discount on my registration fee. They didn't have gear check - people, myself included, just left everything on the chairs and floor in the lobby of the college. There was ample free parking. The course was marked as well as an ungroomed foot trail could be. There were race volunteers when there were major turns in the race but it was essentially and out and back course. The bibs weren't runner specific; Everyone was #2016. The race also wasn't timed, other than for the top 3 males and females. The course was very difficult despite being a flat course. The elevation of Breckenridge is ~9600 feet so fast times should not be expected if you're a visitor. I walked a handful of times because of the snow, elevation and lack of an official race time. :) The views of the mountains were amazing and the creek that the trail followed was pretty. My watch clocked the race at 2.6 miles - I had never been so thankful to see a finish line in my life and I wasn't angry about the short course. They had a few snacks and drinks at the end (inside of course) and a raffle which included several Whole Foods gift cards. I won some Smartwool socks. Race pictures were free to download afterwards.

If I was in Breckenridge on New Year's day in future years, I would likely do this race again. It was hard but it was fun! Maybe I'd consider doing the snow shoe division...

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