RSF 17-miler

I completed the Rancho Santa Fe 11-mile course Saturday night. I got home around 7 p.m. after seeing Ariana and decided, with Liz doing the SDIT on Sunday, I needed to run that night. Headed out through the lagoon and got into a good pace. Got to San Dieguito Park around 8 p.m. and headed into RSF.

The course is almost all pedestrian/equestrian trails that follow roads or go through easements between properties. I didn't see another runner the whole time! I guess the RSF crowd doesn't walk their dogs either! It is a great course with rolling hills, stables and ridiculous homes to ponder -- just what do you do with 15,000 square feet?

Ran out of light about 8:30 and got the head lamp out. I expected a sucurity patrol to stop me but never saw them. I'm sure they had other more serious crimes to attend to, like missing golf carts, trampled flowers or the Country Club party getting "out of hand" (I could hear it all the way from the driving range).

Seriously, it was a really good run. I called Liz at 9 to let her know I was OK. I didn't tell her I was still in the middle of RSF -- didn't want to worry her before her big race. I confessed to it later, so karma was hopefully restored. The only bummer was going home on Lomas Santa Fe pavement/concrete. I thought a lot about where I'm at and concluded, I am "livin' it right"!

Adding the 5 miles to get to and from the start (San Dieguito Park) from home, I ended up doing 17 miles in about 3:30. Did some walking but mostly ran at 9:30 to 10:00 pace. Only issue was my feet hurt coming back on the pavement. Legs feel good -- maybe I can do this long distance stuff.