In running terms, it means seeking out a race where you know nearly everyone is slower than you. The idea is to snag an award or at least a good age group position. Usually it's a nothing event with a couple of dozen people that nobody's even heard of, but it can be something bigger, usually a short race associated with a high-profile longer race. In this case, it's a 5k event that goes with a Marathon on Sunday. Last year's times show only 15 people (out of 600) beat 20 minutes, previous years fared a bit better. It comes down to who shows up. The 10k Zoo run is on Saturday, which draws most of the mainstream runners, and not many of them are going to run both races.
We'll see. I either show up at home empty handed or I break my 20 minute cherry.
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