The Bockfest is a cool event in Cinci which sort of ushers in Springtime. The fest’s 5k last year was an interesting, flat course where I set my current PR. And following the race there’s great beer, live music, free skyline, and other oddities like pretzels dangling from beaded necklaces.
As lack of luck would have it, a violent stomach flu hit me just a couple days before this race, and lasted a couple days after. Up until the morning of I was doubtful to even make it downtown, let alone run, but I pulled it together long enough to give it a go.
After two days with very little to eat or drink I knew it wouldn’t be a good one. Adding insult to illness, they made the course tougher this year, with more elevation changes, and it wiped out the energy I mustered pretty quickly. There was some walking, up a hill, around 2 miles in, but I survived. I even managed a post-race beer and a half. Later that night the puking resumed.
| Time | Pace (per Mile) | overall place | men’s place | division place (M 41-45) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32:06 | 10:20 | 962 / 1,814 | 602 / 914 | 57 / 89 |
