Speed isn’t what it takes to win the annual Frostbite Prediction Run. Predicting your finishing time is, but there is a catch: No watches or other tracking devices, such as GPS units or headphones are permitted.

Before the event begins, runners must submit what they believe will be their finishing time and come within five seconds of that time to win. As runners approach the finish line, they see the back of the timing clock. It’s turned backward so the runners do not see their time until they cross the finish line.

Last year, 22-year-old Christopher Brown won the Frostbite Predication Run when he predicted he would run the 5K in 22:28. Brown’s pace of 7:14 put him at 22:30, two seconds off his prediction time. Of the 270 runners last year, six were able to finish within five seconds of their predicted time.

Think you can predict your 5K time within five seconds? Give it a shot. What do you have to lose but a few seconds?

— Stacy Rhea

2010 Frostbite Prediction Run 5K

When: Feb. 6, 9 a.m.

Where: Water
Works Park, 2025 Munroe Falls Ave., Cuyahoga Falls.

Contact: Josh Ritchie, 330-633-5667. Summit Athletic Running Club. www.summit
athletic.com.

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