One of my new 5Ks of 2019 was the Hot Fun in the Summer Sun 5K. Honestly, it was a slower week of racing around metro Atlanta as many of our schools were going back to school either right before or right after this weekend. Yes, we go back to school the last week of July and early August here. Anyways, when I was scoping out races to run this weekend, I stumbled upon a race being held by Five Star NTP which hosts a lot of races in the area. While they are usually smaller races, they are well organized and usually offer some pretty good courses. As a bonus, it is just about fifteen minutes away, so why not?!?
We ended up lining up about five minutes before the race started which was perfect for the smaller sized crowd. A few house keeping announcements were made in regards to lining up by pace and directions on the course layout.
It was a pretty humid morning so I ran a conservative pace, but thanks to a great course layout I was still able to run one of my fastest 5K times of the year. What better way to celebrate a solid run? A popsicle and an ice cold Coke!