Falmouth Road Race

This weekend I ran the Falmouth Road Race with 11,000 of my closest friends.  What a race!  It was incredible.  The volunteers, the people lining the sides of the road, the music, I can't even begin to tell you. If there is one race that you do in New England this is the one.
The race is a point to point race.  You are bussed or ferried to Woods Hole and then run to Falmouth.  The scenery is incredible.  The first 2 miles are somewhat uphill.  You then come around a corner and you are on the beach.  The beach was the most serene part.  The sound of the ocean was so soothing.  After about 2 miles on the beach you come into town.  What an amazing feeling.  There were people everywhere.  Bands playing, people handing out water (and beer:) and a couple of Grateful Dead bands.  I was definitely energized by the crowd support.  My legs just started moving faster and for miles 5 and 6 I was right on target.  The last 1/2 mile is uphill.  I felt like I was on Cloud 9 and finished strong.  1:00 Garmin time, 1:00:59 chip time.  Not complaining....
Now....this was New Balance's first year sponsoring the race.  There were no shirts this year, you had to buy it.  I will say that this seemed kind of silly.  I still wear my original Falmouth Road Race shirt and was bummed that you had to shell out $20 for a cotton t shirt.  (I did, it was a pretty raspberry color.)  There also were problems with the busses I guess.  I had no problem.  I got on the bus at 7:30, made it to Woods Hole and even had time to go to Mass.  If you have 11,000 runners and you show up to get on the last bus at 8:45 you might have to wait a while for a bus.  Just my opinion.
All in all I had a great day!  A great lunch in Falmouth after and a quick visit to my friends cupcake store.  Yay Summer races!!!