SEA 5K

SEA 5K

SEA 5K

( 1 review )
100% of reviewers recommend this race
  • Concord,
    New Hampshire,
    United States
  • April
  • 3 miles/5K
  • Road Race
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Benton

Hooksett, New Hampshire, United States
5 5
2014
"SEA 5K, Flat and Fast"
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Benton 's thoughts:

I've run this race twice. Once when I was 15 and trying to shake off the winter rust before track season, and most recently in 2014 as the second race in the Capital Area Race Series (C.A.R.S). Not much had changed during 9 years.

The race is very simple without a lot of flare like some of the color runs or obstacle runs out there. It is a local race put on for the last 21 years to raise money for Operation Santa Claus. There is plenty of parking available at the state offices, I parked right outside the Health and Human Services building. Inside they had only one bathroom available so there was a long line, but outside they had about 6 port-o-potties so most of the men were in line outside. The course is as flat as a pancake and starts behind one of the office buildings. You then run a loop around the office complex on Hazen Drive coming back towards where you started. Beware however there is about .2mi left once you get to the start, you have to loop around another parking lot before coming through the finish. I made the mistake of kicking early and lost a little steam. The surface is all pavement since you're kind of running through parking lots. The scenery wasn't the prettiest but the course was fast so it's a great place to just enter "the zone" and crank out a PR. I'd guess most of the racers were part of the C.A.R.S series since I recognized quite a few.

After the race they had tables inside with fruit, bagels, yogurt, and I think pizza. There were some massage therapists there, but I didn't feel the need to use their services since it was only a 5K. They also a few ipads where you could enter your bib number and it would spit out your racing stats/results.

Overall it's nothing fancy, but it supports a good cause and was a nice ego boost since it was a season best for me.

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