This was the first year they added a 10k, but I've done the 5ks any prior year I was in town for. For anyone who routinely does English Landing Park, … MORE
This was the first year they added a 10k, but I’ve done the 5ks any prior year I was in town for. For anyone who routinely does English Landing Park, I think this race is the best of the three major routes for 10k. There’s the double loop (yech), the out and back that turns around right before the little footbridge (something to be said for symmetry) and this modified out and back, where the turnaround is around mile 4 then you take a shortcut back. I didn’t care for it the first time because I like my turnaround points being symmetrical normally, but this means you only have to do the boring part of the course once. That’s also the loosest packed gravel so less sliding and less loss of speed.
The races are always nice down there, and it’s a pretty flat course for the first 5k, then there’s a slight slope down to the turnaround point and back. It should be a fast course, though I’ve never actually PR’ed there. I suspect part of that may be to familiarity because I’ve done that route so many times (it’s my default virtual route if I’m not doing an actual site nearby).
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Modified out-and-back by the river.
This was the first year they added a 10k, but I've done the 5ks any prior year I was in town for. For anyone who routinely does English Landing Park, … MORE
This was the first year they added a 10k, but I’ve done the 5ks any prior year I was in town for. For anyone who routinely does English Landing Park, I think this race is the best of the three major routes for 10k. There’s the double loop (yech), the out and back that turns around right before the little footbridge (something to be said for symmetry) and this modified out and back, where the turnaround is around mile 4 then you take a shortcut back. I didn’t care for it the first time because I like my turnaround points being symmetrical normally, but this means you only have to do the boring part of the course once. That’s also the loosest packed gravel so less sliding and less loss of speed.
The races are always nice down there, and it’s a pretty flat course for the first 5k, then there’s a slight slope down to the turnaround point and back. It should be a fast course, though I’ve never actually PR’ed there. I suspect part of that may be to familiarity because I’ve done that route so many times (it’s my default virtual route if I’m not doing an actual site nearby).