I'm number 1577!!!!!

My official time at Bay To Breakers was 1:58:40. I was the 1577th person across the finish line. This means I’ll be listed in the “Special Edition” of the Chronicle, and that I didn’t need to worry about it. I could have gone a lot slower and still been in the top 10,000.

Goal for next year: top 1,000?

I see #1014 in at 1:36:12 and #926 in at 1:33:10, so I bet showing up earlier to get a better starting place and not stopping to wait in line at the portapotties would put me in the top 1000 without my actually getting to be a faster or stronger runner.

Looks like one would have to beat one hour to get in the top 100. Beating 1:20 would get me into the top 500 though. Lets see, we did the first mile in 25 minutes today, so from farther toward the front and without a potty break, 20 minutes should easily be doable. Then it would be a 9:15 pace for the next 6.5 miles? I dunno, but it sounds like a doable goal for next year. Top 500 placement.

Oh well, that’s NEXT year. I’ll worry about it later.