Jingle All the Way 10K

Jingle All the Way 10K
December 12, 2010
Washington, DC

Spirits were high at the Capital Running Company’s Jingle All the Way 10K despite a cold and rainy Sunday morning in December. Costumed and serious runners alike toed the line for the 6th annual race held at DC’s West Potomac Park. The flat out and back course allows for attainable PRs but not for a certain NORSA running on this day. Allison ran the race on an injured left calf and was not able to sustain a fast pace due to the volume of runners on the relatively narrow course. Despite running a personal worst for the year, Allison was able to chalk up the race as the “6 miles at marathon pace” run that she was scheduled to complete that day.

The Jingle All the Way 10K is a fun race and provides a good opportunity for runners to stay fit during the winter season. Beware, though, of a lack of bathroom stops along the course (Probably due to park regulations. There’s a public bathroom a mile or two into the race, though.) and large crowds or runners. The race is chip-timed but (at least for 2010) one’s 5K time is recorded based off of one’s gun time. There was plenty of food and drinks at the end of the race (even Christmas cookies!) and as long as one is able to drag him or herself out of bed on a cold December morning, this is a race to do!

Race Results
Net Time – 53:00
Pace – 8:32/m
Over All Place – N/A
Female Place – 395/2,536
Age Group Place – 128/795