This run will be VERY different from anything we’ve done this season. This will be a ‘chip timed’ prediction run!

You’ll show up on Saturday morning. I will give you a bib (with a chip on it). You’ll pin on your bib.

Then, I’ll take your watches/devices. I will give them back AFTER the run!

You will tell me what your ‘prediction’ is for your time for this run. (EG-45:04, 50:15, etc). I will jot this time down.

We’ll send you out on the run and whoever comes BACK to A Runner’s Mind and posts a time ‘closest’ to their ‘predicted’ time wins a free season of Run Club! I’ll also give away a few other prizes for those who place 2nd/3rd!

To be clear, this run is not about ‘speed’. It doesn’t matter how fast you can run. It’s a matter of how ‘accurately’ you can ‘predict’ your finish time WITHOUT the aid of watches, devices, etc.

Here’s a link to the course map….

Prediction Run Course Map (5 miles approx)

Here’s a description of said course…

Follow chalk markings indicating ‘RC’ with arrows on paved roads. Follow flour arrows on trail segments.

-Launch from a Runner’s Mind and head towards Spruce Street.
-Turn RIGHT on Spruce Street and descend to Julius Kahn Park
-Turn LEFT onto the dirt trail towards Arguello when you reach Julius Kahn. Turn right on Arguello.
-Shortly after turning right you will cross the street and veer left onto Bay Area Ridge Trail.
-Continue on Bay Area Ridge Trail (Look for signs and flour markings).
-You’ll follow Bay Area Ridge Trail across Park Avenue. Roughly a 1/4 mile later look for flour markings on your RIGHT and continue following Bay Area Ridge Trail to Rob Hill Campground (it will be on your left).
-At Rob Hill Campground, run on the paved path for a brief stretch and turn LEFT onto Washington Boulevard.
-Run along Washington for 1/10th of a mile and cross over to Immigrant Point Overlook for an EPIC view!
-At Immigrant Point Overlook take steps down to Lincoln Blvd
-Once you reach Lincoln Blvd, turn around and head back to A Runner’s Mind for 5 miles (nearly)!