Potrero Hill Run

After last Sunday’s disappointing performance at the Cable Car Chase, yesterday I went out for the DSE Runners Potrero Hill Run. I pushed hard, had fun, and broke the nine minute mile on a course with one particularly nasty hill. It’s been a while since I’ve seen eight-something instead of nine-something on my pace, and it’s quite welcome.

The troubling hill in question is the South side of Vermont Street, which most people don’t realize is the real twistiest street in the world. It’s not as photogenic as the twisty portion of Lombard, but it does snake back and forth its way up (down if you’re in a car) a very steep section of hill. I have a 5K loop that I run once a week or so that hits that hill, and I’ve only recently cracked the ten minute mile on that loop, with the same hill and an overall shorter course.