Melbourne Art Festival
2013 Running Zone 5K Flamingo Run
April 2013
Early morning runners line up behind the starting line for the
Running Zone's 5K Flaming Run.
The Running Zone is a local sports gear store that
specializes in running shoes. They sponsor many running event on the
Space Coast including the Melbourne Art Festival Race called the 5K Flamingo
Run.
The run takes place on Saturday morning, the first day of the Art Festival.
Around 1,200 runners were on hand.
Their skill level ranged from pro-level through novice
to 'gets out of breath reaching for the bacon'.
The participants line veers off to a side street.
And they're off.
Go, go, go, go.
A crowd awaits the finishers at the finish line.
The state-of-the-art digital, RFID finish line.
An assortment of trophies and prizes for the participants.
Speaking of which...
Here's the first participant heading to the finish line.
Pools of waters at the finish.
Nutritious fruit.
Strawberries that look good enough to eat.
Bananas, a great post-run source of potassium.
Even More Fruit.
And then there are Subs.
Chicken Sandwiches.
Donuts.
Pizza.
And
Beer.
"I thought we were getting pizza and beer."
"Had you run faster, your name would have been way up here."
