Blue Angel Rock and Fly Half Marathon
Pensacola, Florida
Saturday, March 18, 2017
On Saturday, March 18, 2017 I race walked the Blue
Angel Rock and Fly Half Marathon in Pensacola, Florida. It was a nice day for the event of 3000 in
the half marathon and 5K as the temperature varied from 56 to 65 degrees with
sunny skies and little wind. The half
marathon was completely held on the Pensacola Naval Air Station on paved roads
that were completely closed to traffic. Because it was held on a military base
security was extremely tight with military police everywhere. This was the fourth time this event was held
and I have done three of them.
Water/Gatorade stations were located every 1.5 miles with plenty of
enthusiastic efficient volunteers taking care of the needs of the participants. It should be noted that Gatorade was only
available at about half the stations and only had about 2 ounces in a cup. I would have liked to have it available at
all stations with full cups. The event
was very well organized and fun to do.
There was a nice after party near the finish line with live music
appropriate for the Soul Train theme. At
the start a live performance of the Star Spangled Banner was played on
sounded almost as good as Jimi Hendrix.
Exposition
Pre.Race
Post Race
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