Sunrise Stampede 10k, Taste of Louisville

Every weekend brings a new race now that summer is here.
And while I won't be racing again until mid July, the last couple of weeks have been busy with a mile, a 5k and two 10ks.

Normally I would not race that much, but my form has been good and I knew I had a break coming anyway after the Sunrise Stampede. So I decided to full speed racer.

The Lucky Seven Mile Series was simply fantastic. The four race series was sponsored by Human Movement

I was delighted with the race organization and the overall atmosphere in downtown Louisville. This is a series that will make for an excellent tune up for the Bolder Boulder next year. Plus it's just plain flat out fun racing.

Same for taste of Louisville. Great race course, fun race.

The 26th running of Sunrise Stampede was blessed with great weather this runner. More than 400 runners signed up for the 10k. The sun hid behind the clouds just as the race was about to start and that made for excellent running conditions. I really like the Sunrise course. It has some nice downhills that are mixed in with one large hill and some slightly uphill sections. Good course and wide open...

No wave start in the Sunrise but the race clears out pretty fast with the sub 40 gazelles taking off leaving the rest of us behind right from the start. I ended up running a personal best of 42.23 so I was delighted with the race and the event overall.