After class this morning, I was talking to the owner of the studio and he mentioned that he saw my picture on the Frosty Foot race brochure, and commented on how it is now a 2 mile race.
Um… what?
Rachel is on there too!
When I sent in my registration form for this race, it mentioned the race would be at a new area, but said it would be a 5K. This is my goal 5K each year, and I have already started training with it in mind and, so to hear it got changed to a 2 mile race made me feel upset. Which I realize is completely silly – it’s just a race.
So I guess now I have a few options:
- Train for the two miler
- Find a different 5K to train for and still do the two miler
- Find a different 5K to train for an ask for a refund on the two miler
- Ask for a refund on the two miler and train for nada! Ha!
Blah. It’s a crappy move on their end to switch up the distance after registration has been opened. I wish I had a copy of my original registration form! I can see online that they switched it to a three miler, before it became the two miler.
And now it’s listed as being an all-terrain course, so, yeah… meh. But there’s worse things in life so whatever! At least the people who work there are super nice – they actually called when they got my registration form to confirm my new address. Hopefully they’re as nice when I call this time just to see what’s up with the switcharoo.
Oooh, I’d be mad too!
How odd to change the distance like that…why not make it double laps or something. 2 miles is just kid of an odd distance
I think it is too, especially for February.
That is so strange to switch up distances like that – I’d be irritated too.
It really makes me want to call them and ask what the thought logic is… I think knowing will make me less irritated!
That’s so bizarre! Why would they do that? And even more so, why would they do it so last minute? I have so many questions about this. Especially since this obviously isn’t their first time around the race organizing block, you’d think something like this wouldn’t happen! I’d be pretty mad if I were in your shoes, too, especially since it’s always your goal race!
Those are the things I want the answers to, as well! It seems like they are making this in to more of a cross country type event… is that really what they want? Is it a permitting issue? Do they think a 5K is too long (they also switched their fall 5K to a 2 mile walk a few years ago). I will report back if I find anything out, lol 🙂
Well that is crappy to switch it after the fact.
I’d vote option #2 on your ballot 🙂
Hee hee! We’ll see if I do that! Right now I can’t imagine myself wanting to drive the distance to do a 2 mile race that day. But I’m sad to break the race streak – I really liked the 5K at the other location.
wow – that sucks! I hope that once you find out why they did it, it will make more sense to you. At least you found out before you were there and ready to go on race day! I get that it would be silly to drive a long distance just to run 2 miles.
Yeah, I will call and ask why. I am curious. I would be SO mad if I didn’t find out until race day!!!
Oh boo, that is irritating! You’re got the right attitude about it (Minor annoyance, not worth freaking out about) though. I’m writing this a few days after your posted, so I wonder if you made a decision over the weekend.
I haven’t yet! I really doubt I will do it though.