BayAreaBae wrote:
I'm currently in about 18:30 shape, hoping to find a fast 5k, 10k, or HM in June, July, or August. I'm a female, if this helps.
The Mammoth race sounded cool since it's at altitude. I'm new to this side of the country and wanted to see if there were any great races that I should try. Every race seems so expensive out here, I'd hate to waste money on a bad experience. My main criteria is the time of year. I just want to run fast!
There's a PA 5k July 4th, so you'll get some competition if you run it. The course isn't that fast, though.
https://www.pausatf.org/road-racing/annual-road-racing-grand-prix-schedule/SF 2nd Half you can get free entry if you are moderately fast. It also is not the fastest race mainly b/c you have to fight through 4 hour marathoners on the course.
There are plenty of other events at all distances around the Bay Area over summer. It's hard to predict where you'd get a good race.
Are you looking for a club to train with?