Road trip!!!!

My team took a trip out of the hot, miserable Sacramento valley and over to San Francisco for an amazing run at Angel Island! We did the Angel Island EnviroSports 12k/25k. It was sooo much fun!

Well, it was fun once we got on the bus at 5 a.m. Waking up at 4:30 a.m was not fun. At all. But once on the bus, I had a good time. Most of the team is women, and a bus full of women at 5 a.m. is a funny sight. Some were sleeping; others (like me) had the giggles and could not stop laughing.

To get to Angel Island you have to take a ferry from Tiberon. That was fun because everyone running the race had to stand there and wait for the ferries together. Wiaitng around with other runners you can get a pretty good idea of what type of runners are there. There are the extremely thin ones with the perfect runner body type wearing the latest running gear- you know those are the ones running to win. Then you have your young high school kids who you know will kick your butt. Then you have people like me- who just want to run and finish and have a good time. You can tell who we are because we are laughing and wearing sweatshirts and have our cameras with us.

The race at Angel Island was fun- but different than the type of running I am used to. First of all, it was on a multi-use trail that is very uneven. I would say that 60% of the race was uphill and you had to pay close attention to your footing. Many people fell during this race. Luckily, I didn’t.

The steep and uneven terrain was well worth the amazing views of San Francisco. It literally took my breath away. Amanda, Kristen and I actually stopped to take some pictures- but I took them on my camera phone so they do no justice.

Anyways, I loved the run and will be back next year for sure!!