Hog Jog 5K

I did not run.


I walked.





I walked with a wonderful young lady who is joyfully expecting her first child(ren)... she is carrying identical twins.

We had a grand time and on this particular run, I wouldn't have wanted it any other way.

The route was not the best and it actually took us through some very degraded areas of Charlotte and too close to the interstate for my personal comfort level. We walked beside and under more than one overpass, were approached by several vagrants (homeless) and while we had a police escort, our path was not coned off as other events have been. RFYL did the timing and I suspect they had nothing to do with the choice of route, as their usual timers and volunteer staff were not present. There were more police officers present than at any other 5K I have participated. RFYL did have markers and a water station but none of the digital apparatus was present through the track and no one had any idea where the awards ceremony would be held. Many left previous to the ceremony or simply joined the crowd listening to the blues band. A total of 583 runners were present for the first annual Hog Jog 5K.

The event for which the 5K was supporting was a BBQ festival. Beer, BBQ and Blues Music. Quite entertaining and lots of food. The event itself was a success, the run had unique challenges due to the location.

RFYL did not log start times, thus only guntimes were used. Many participants (myself included) started well after the horn, thus I reduced my overall time by 3 minutes. I also left the track momentarily to put the registration gear in my truck. The registration booth was at the opposite end of the event/start line and many missed the startoff simply because they weren't sure where it actually was. Again, I don't think this was RFYL's choice, just simply an effect of the overall location for the Blues, Brews and BBQ being hosted.

Guntime was 51:10 for me, 51:09 for my pregnant walk mate. I will post 48:10 for my records and am looking forward to the next event and a more reflective running time.