It was a PERFECT Bay Area day for a race. This morning I rose early (too early for a Saturday if you ask me, but you gotta do what you gotta do) and met up with a group of GGRCers to head out to Pacifica.Side note, Pacifica is actually a cute little town. No downtown really (except for the strip mall with Safeway and Denny's) but great views.
After parking we found we had less than 5min til race time so we ran to the ladies (again, you gotta do what you gotta do), got our numbers, and dashed to the starting line. After instructions were given (orange ribbons, left at orange stripes, to pink ribbons, etc.) we took off. The first 3 miles of the race were a ridiculous climb - 3 miles up and then more miles of switch backs. After that a quick turn point at the very top and then rambling down the rocky steep slope. The downhills are definitely my boogy man/scary part. I took it a bit slow on the downs but thanks to the San Francisco hills the ups felt great.
I wound up coming in 33rd overall and 1st in my age group - woot! A perfect way to start trail race season.
After the race 13 of us GGRCers made our way to Denny's for a deliciously greasy breakfast and good gossip.
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