I don’t know if the rest of the country celebrates the arrival of Super Bowl Sunday with a running race. But San Francisco does, with the half-marathon and 5K race in Golden Gate Park. Once again yesterday, I chose the shorter distance. Actually, I never even considered going 13.1 miles. Age brings wisdom?
The 5K course shifted a bit again this year, but it’s still slightly downhill overall and therefore the time is a salve to the ego. Official results have me at 18:37, for a 5:59 pace, and 15th overall. Compare to 2006 or 2005. My first mile split was 5:57, when I mistakenly hit stop instead of lap, so later splits were erratic.
Not sure what the next race will be, but I was pleased with this one.