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Mother Nature Blessed Katy Trail 5K

By Krista Nightengale |
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Part of the crowd headed to the after-party.
Part of the crowd headed to the after-party.

As I watched the incredibly dark, ominous clouds roll in Wednesday, I thought there was no way they’d clear up in time for the Katy Trail 5K. (I know what you’re thinking. The race was on Thursday, not Wednesday. Regardless, I was concerned). No need to worry. The weather for my favorite annual 5K was absolutely perfect. And all 5,000 participants seemed to be thinking the same thing. A few highlights of the after-party run after the jump.

The line for one of the beer tents.
The line for one of the beer tents.

But first, a rant. Listen. If you’ve been running Katy Trail regularly, you have seen the signs. You know there’s a 5K happening. You know that there will be 5,000 runners taking up the trail. Why would you plan on running the same evening as the 5K? Say you forgot, but once you saw all the people, could you not turn around and make up a different route? Why would you literally push yourself through the crowd? What do you gain from that? And, yes, this is all directed toward one particular gentleman who was so eager to get through that he ran into someone knocking his iPhone out of the carrier and onto the ground under the feet of hundreds of runners. So good to you, sir. Hope you got a great run in.

A runner who opted for a massage before beer and food.
A runner who opted for a massage before beer and food.

Other than that, it was a great course with a lot of runners and walkers. But really, the reason you sign up for this 5K is for the after-party. The lines for the beer and for a hamburger station were about as long as In-N-Out’s lines. (Yes, we’re all tired of INO, but I just wouldn’t feel right if we didn’t mention it at least twice on our blog before 10 a.m.) Eric Paulson, the pr guy for Katy Trail, said that 45 restaurants participated, and they went through 60 kegs of beer. Logan Sherman came in first with an unofficial time of 15:22. D’Ann Arthur was the first female finisher.

Congrats to all the runners. I’ll see you again next year.

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