San Pablo Bay Trail Run

Today I ran the San Pablo Bay Half Marathon – a trail run down in China Camp State Park (near San Rafael). It was one of the races put on by the Redwood Trails group. They are a pretty informal group (I think it might be one guy with a few helpers that put on a series of trail runs in and around the Bay Area). They are a low budget thing as far as aid stations and facilities go but the races aren’t large (perhaps only 100 or so in the Half Marathon) so there’s perhaps not much money in it.


Nonetheless, this race was great. The trails were good, the views of the San Francisco Bay were wonderful and the weather was perfect. China Camp State Park is a beautiful area, just a stone’s throw from San Rafael and San Francisco. I had never been there before and never thought that there was anything quite that wild on remote so close to the city. Well worth a visit, though I think it is the domain of the mountain bikers at the weekend - so be careful.