{"id":11409,"date":"2017-07-04T10:41:26","date_gmt":"2017-07-04T15:41:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/yogisden.us\/?p=11409"},"modified":"2017-07-04T10:41:26","modified_gmt":"2017-07-04T15:41:26","slug":"firecracker-5k-on-the-4th-in-downtown-tulsa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yogisden.us\/?p=11409","title":{"rendered":"Firecracker 5K on the 4th in Downtown Tulsa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"DSCN8703\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/34906314253\/in\/dateposted\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4211\/34906314253_8ca8e89b8b_z.jpg\" alt=\"DSCN8703\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Well its the Fourth of July and I ran in the annual <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fleetfeettulsa.com\/races\/2017-firecracker-5k\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Firecracker 5K <\/a>put on by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fleetfeettulsa.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fleet Feet Tulsa<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"DSCN8701\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/35547125082\/in\/dateposted\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4240\/35547125082_cdbcfdbe29_z.jpg\" alt=\"DSCN8701\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>I am not sure how many people ran but it is a pretty big race. Despite the early morning rains there were lots of people there.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"DSCN8702\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/35715918685\/in\/dateposted\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4240\/35715918685_2ea7f4d76d_z.jpg\" alt=\"DSCN8702\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Hurts Donuts Emergency Truck was there. I didn&#8217;t see them handing out free samples and you know I watch the food closely. Just before the race start while we were bunched up it started raining. Not too bad, just enough to make it interesting and thoughts of plugging and abandoning and going home briefly fluttered through my mind but they went away. So off we went winding through the northern part of downtown and into the Brady District and back.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"DSCN8705\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/35584957111\/in\/dateposted\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4110\/35584957111_b184a4a283_z.jpg\" alt=\"DSCN8705\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" \/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>This was on the back downtown. I am guessing about 1.7 miles into the race.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"DSCN8706\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/35676196536\/in\/dateposted\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4253\/35676196536_40a0450d63_z.jpg\" alt=\"DSCN8706\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" \/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>And then across the tracks and the long half mile home stretch to the finish line.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Recently Added-111\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/35547308462\/in\/dateposted\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4256\/35547308462_61850777d8_z.jpg\" alt=\"Recently Added-111\" width=\"478\" height=\"640\" \/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Everybody had a great time. Kudos to Fleet Feet, the Race Director, the army of volunteers who showed up a dark thirty to get everything set up, the Tulsa Police Department who kept control of the course, and the sponsors who provided the food and drink. Everything went together well and it was a great experience. \u00a0There is a huge amount of work that goes into making sure that a race goes smoothly and I appreciate it.<\/p>\n<p>The race course was straight with right angle turns and a long climb up to Cains Ballroom. It was challenging and fun. The food and drink were great. The shirt and medal were much appreciated. They had a live band, lots of port potty&#8217;s \u00a0and room to move around. I&#8217;ll be back at this race if I am in town next year.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Firecracker 5K - Downtown Tulsa\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.garmin.com\/modern\/activity\/embed\/1834570667\" width=\"465\" height=\"500\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Later today we are going to grill some chicken at home and then make our way to Veteran&#8217;s Park \u00a0for some fireworks!! How about you?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Well its the Fourth of July and I ran in the annual Firecracker 5K put on by Fleet Feet Tulsa. I am not sure how many people ran but it is a pretty big race. Despite the early morning rains there were lots of people there. The Hurts Donuts Emergency Truck was there. 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