![]() ![]() That said, I do want to run it as fast as I can and when walkers stop at the top of the bridge to take selfies, well, it can be a hazard, not to mention annoying.) Second of all, we were done so early that we hopped back on the shuttle buses and were back in Annapolis before 9 a.m.– meaning I had the whole day free then to do whatever I wanted! (*cough* drink pumpkin spice coffee spiked with Baileys *cough*) First of all, because the fastest runners are put in the first wave, there’s no dodging walkers along the way. Let me tell you - going early has its benefits. So I sucked it up and, along with our friend Mindy, joined them bright and early at the starting line. This year, my friends Matt and Kree were adamant about starting the race at 7 a.m. to board a shuttle bus at the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium by 5:30 a.m. But this is the first year I’ve actually run in my assigned wave– I’ve always popped into the 8:30 or 8:45 wave, partly to run with family and/or friends, partly because I think getting up at 4 a.m. Every year, I’ve been assigned to the first wave, which starts at 7 a.m. But with the wind whipping right off the Chesapeake Bay, it ended up being just fine.īecause there are almost 20,000 runners who run this race, runners are assigned to start waves, depending on their speed. That happened to me during the first year of the race, when I layered up and was ripping off my hat and gloves after the first mile. ![]() Marathon - and was worried that I would be overheating. I put on leggings, a long-sleeved technical T-shirt and my running jacket from the Rock ‘N Roll D.C. And the rain had completely stopped in Annapolis by 5 a.m. (yuck - at least Daylight Saving Time just ended, and I got a bonus hour of sleep) it was only drizzling. Fortunately, when my alarm went off at 4 a.m. In fact, the race organizers posted an update to the event’s Facebook page, warning that they were monitoring the rainy forecast and hinting that the race could be postponed or perhaps canceled. This year’s race was held Sunday, and the day before, it looked like the weather could be absolutely terrible. It’s now the 5th largest 10K in the country, and the biggest race in the state, so apparently, lots of other people agree with me! It’s just so fun to run over such an iconic symbol of our great state. Of course I signed up for it - and I’ve been doing it every year since! If you’re a runner in Maryland, you NEED to run this race. So, many years later, after I’d moved to Annapolis as an adult, I got the chance to run across the Bay Bridge when the Across the Bay 10K started in 2014. (Yeah, it probably sounds weird, but while we have lots of bridges in the nearby city of Pittsburgh, there’s nothing like the Bay Bridge in southwestern PA.) And one of the highlights of that road trip? Crossing the Chesapeake Bay Bridge just east of Annapolis. Every year, I would spent MONTHS looking forward to that seven-hour road trip from our hometown of Greensburg, Pennsylania. A brief back story: My family has been traveling to Rehoboth Beach, Delaware for vacation since I was a baby.
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