Mike Schubert

The Chic-Fil-A Santa Cow
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Happy 2k10 to ya! This year has started off in much the same tradition as the past 5, with a 10k run at high noon.

This year's Atlanta Track Club Resolution Run marked a major departure from years past. This used to be a low-key event where you registered only on race day, it was free to members ($5 to non-members) and maybe 400 people or so ran it. This year, pre-registration was mandatory, it was chip timed, and around 1700 people signed up between the 5k and 10k.

The temperature at race start was somewhere between 35 and 40, with 10mph winds. It was very difficult to dress for this event. There were times I felt overdressed (no wind and in the sun) and times that I froze my ass off (shade and wind). I simply couldn't win. In the end, I ran my best for the day and turned in a reasonable 56 minute time. That's a full minute per mile slower than when I turned in a 49:xx time in 2008. Most importantly, I had a good time and started the new year off right.

In previous years, the Atlanta Track Club has hosted a 5k / 10k "Resolution Run" at high noon on New Years Day. It was a no-frills event where you walked up, paid $5, registered, got a t-shirt, and ran. That's it. This has changed for the 2010 event.

For 2010, you will be required to register before 11:59 pm on December 29th. And it will no longer be $5, but between $22 - 25 depending on when you sign up. Long sleeve technical shirts will be given out this year instead of the cotton ones from years past. Rumor has it that it will be chip timed using those D-tags, though I can't find anything to back that up at the moment. I'll gladly pay $25 for a chip timed 10k. 

Here are the links to the Resolution Run event information page and the event registration page.