Family, Friends and Destination Races - Part 3

Sunday morning started early again when we got up at 4:30 to eat and then drive to San Francisco for the Race Across the Bay. Literally the minute we pulled onto the interstate traffic came to a complete stop. I had just told Joe about the CHP using something called rolling stops and this sure felt like what it must be. The surprising thing is we had given ourselves plenty of time so neither of us was stressed about the situation. The reality was, why be stressed when it is completely out of our control? Within a few minutes we started moving slowly and in less than a mile we were back at full speed and heading for the Bay Bridge.

The race started in Marin County but we had to park at the finish in San Francisco and take a shuttle to the start. Parking was "find it where you can". I found parking just one block from the finish and where we had to catch the shuttle, so again leaving early was a good thing. We caught the first shuttle and had plenty of time to enjoy the pre-race atmosphere at starting area. It was a beautiful morning and we were really looking forward to running across the Golden Gate Bridge.

The race itself was beautiful and it was really exciting to run across the bridge. People were stopping along the entire 12K route to take pictures and I managed to get a few myself.

Joe and I both enjoyed the race and would recommend it to anyone who enjoys destination races. We spent some time at the event after the race, got a cup of coffee and headed back to the Valley. It was two great back to back race events.

Needless to say after the runs, hikes and races we were beat but we got up the next morning and drove to the mountains. I wanted Joe to get a chance to see as much as possible while he was here. We went to one of my favorite places that isn't to far, Pinecrest Lake and hiked the 4 mile around the lake loop. It was another beautiful day.

That night Joe showed off his skills on the grill before he had to head back to Colorado the next day.

We left early enough on Tuesday to have one final stop, a walk around Old Town Sacramento and the Capital area. We definitely stayed busy and didn't get cheated.