Yesterday morning it was down to Bourne, Massachusetts for the Weary Traveler Road Race sponsored by the Cape Cod Road Runners. This race is a nice, old-fashioned organized race down on Cape Cod that is a 4.88 mile run.

Since it is always in the beginning of January, the weather is the wildcard each year but yesterday was a rather nice morning with temperatures in the high 30’s and a touch of snow left along the sides of the road . There was a corner on the course that was a bit slippery and another runner next to me went down pretty hard on the turn but got back up quickly and finished up the run.

The course is a moderately challenging course through the streets of Bourne with some typical Cape Cod rolling hills mixed in. At one point of the race runners hug the shoreline  before making a left turn back into residential neighborhoods and hit the water stop about half-way through the race.

The last mile or so of the race is a pretty good incline before hitting a rather fast and flat final stretch into the finish line. Runners are handed Popsicle sticks with their finishing place on them upon crossing the finish line which also double as a raffle ticket in the post-race reception.

The race organizers put on a quahog chowder and clam fritter post-race spread and the bar at the Weary Traveler is open for exceptionally reasonably priced beverages.

Proceeds from the race benefit both the Bourne Conservation Trust and the Shriners Hospital for Children.

I finished the 4.88 mile race with a time of 36:02 which is good for 7:23/miles.