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I drove up to the SF Bay area on Saturday with my friends and coworkers Joe & Myron to take part in this wonderful trail run. We were also to meet the lovely Muzicgrl and her neighbor Laura at the race, and were able to hook up on the short ferry ride over to Angel Island.<br><br>
The race included a 12K (one out and back) and a 25K (2 x out & back). The weather was fairly brisk, and the fact that half the course is in shady tree cover made it seem cold at times.<br><br>
I had a race plan to use this one as a strong long run effort, especially since I have run few hills and zero trails recently.<br><br>
The 25K started first, and after one lap of the lawn area we were off up the hill. The first 1.5 - 2 miles are mostly up hill and a mix between single track and fire road. The recent rains made the ground blissfully soft yet surprisingly non muddy. The trail felt great to run on.<br><br>
I controlled the pace on the ascent, then goosed it just a bit on the downhill to the 12K turnaround. This might be the most difficult part of the race, since you are at the actual finish line but have to turn around and head back up the hill for the second go round .... oy! I felt a little tired going up the hill on lap 2, then once at the top I figured I might as well give it some gas (the sooner I finish, the sooner we hit the brewpub in Larkspur <img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="http://www.kickrunners.com/forum/images/smilies/smile.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="Smile">)<br><br>
I made it through with just one slip and no falls, and everyone else in the group seemingly had a good experience as well. The brewpub was fun, and my daughter and a friend of hers were willing and able to find time to collect a free lunch from Daddy <img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="http://www.kickrunners.com/forum/images/smilies/biggrin.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="Very Happy"><br><br>
No real pictures to show other than<br><br>
Here's elevation profile a la Garmin<br><br><img alt="" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/henrypretz/KickRunners/0749aa02.jpg" style="border:0px solid;"><br><br>
and the Garmin track<br><br><img alt="" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/henrypretz/KickRunners/1dd1e5b6.jpg" style="border:0px solid;"><br><br><i>it was early and I was cold!<br><br><img alt="" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/henrypretz/d5e65ae6.jpg" style="border:0px solid;"><br><br>
later in the race<br><br><img alt="" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/henrypretz/f5d9e1cd.jpg" style="border:0px solid;"><br><br><br></i>I ran faster than I expected to run and had a fun time overall. It was great to see Ms Muzic and to meet her friend/neighbor.<br>
My buddy Joe ran to 4th overall, and novice runner Myron finished his longest race and first rail race ever!<br><br>
hup
The race included a 12K (one out and back) and a 25K (2 x out & back). The weather was fairly brisk, and the fact that half the course is in shady tree cover made it seem cold at times.<br><br>
I had a race plan to use this one as a strong long run effort, especially since I have run few hills and zero trails recently.<br><br>
The 25K started first, and after one lap of the lawn area we were off up the hill. The first 1.5 - 2 miles are mostly up hill and a mix between single track and fire road. The recent rains made the ground blissfully soft yet surprisingly non muddy. The trail felt great to run on.<br><br>
I controlled the pace on the ascent, then goosed it just a bit on the downhill to the 12K turnaround. This might be the most difficult part of the race, since you are at the actual finish line but have to turn around and head back up the hill for the second go round .... oy! I felt a little tired going up the hill on lap 2, then once at the top I figured I might as well give it some gas (the sooner I finish, the sooner we hit the brewpub in Larkspur <img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="http://www.kickrunners.com/forum/images/smilies/smile.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="Smile">)<br><br>
I made it through with just one slip and no falls, and everyone else in the group seemingly had a good experience as well. The brewpub was fun, and my daughter and a friend of hers were willing and able to find time to collect a free lunch from Daddy <img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="http://www.kickrunners.com/forum/images/smilies/biggrin.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="Very Happy"><br><br>
No real pictures to show other than<br><br>
Here's elevation profile a la Garmin<br><br><img alt="" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/henrypretz/KickRunners/0749aa02.jpg" style="border:0px solid;"><br><br>
and the Garmin track<br><br><img alt="" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/henrypretz/KickRunners/1dd1e5b6.jpg" style="border:0px solid;"><br><br><i>it was early and I was cold!<br><br><img alt="" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/henrypretz/d5e65ae6.jpg" style="border:0px solid;"><br><br>
later in the race<br><br><img alt="" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/henrypretz/f5d9e1cd.jpg" style="border:0px solid;"><br><br><br></i>I ran faster than I expected to run and had a fun time overall. It was great to see Ms Muzic and to meet her friend/neighbor.<br>
My buddy Joe ran to 4th overall, and novice runner Myron finished his longest race and first rail race ever!<br><br>
hup
