Mcleod Race 2008

I have had many inquiries about the status of the scheduling conflict with the Mcleod Race that was scheduled to occur the same time as the Pecan Festival’s Run Like a Nut. Since my previous update, I had heard mumblings that the races were NOT canceled. I heard that instead of canceling McLeod was going to make their race day format different and they would support the Pecan Festival. While I felt like they were at least making an effort to play nice, I still was not thrilled with that plan. The purpose of the Pecan Festival is to bring all of Florence and the Pee Dee into one central location. I don’t think there should be major competing events in town on that same day– especially when it is the same type of event marketing to the same type of people.
HOWEVER. I received a tip earlier that McLeod has now canceled their races for that day, and the only race will be the Pecan Festival’s “Run Like a Nut.” I know that the good people at Mcleod were flummoxed over this scheduling issue and I am very happy to see that they have come to the proper solution.
I know this may not seem like a big deal to you, but these races can draw a lot of people into town. Runners scour running websites to find a race they want to do. It will be a great race as it will wind through the downtown area. If you start training now, you canl be ready to run as well. Perhaps you could start with the Darlington 5k on September 20 to get your feet wet? That one is a nice run/walk, so it is a great starting point. There were 131 people that finished that race last year.