la carrera perdida

Now that Jen and I seem to be back in the racing swing of things, we planned to continue our succession with a 5K this past Sunday in Old San Juan.  Since this is our favorite place on the island (or at least mine), we were very excited. 

Much to our dismay, we tried to register for the run late last week and found that the registration was closed.  Rather than miss our opportunity, we decided to be rebels and run the race bandit style (without registering)!  We thought of various ways to avoid getting caught, and we psyched ourselves up for our chance to be outlaws!

We got to the park at 4:30 on the rainy Sunday afternoon and found a place to park.  We figured the race started at 5:00 like usual, but we walked around and didn’t see anything.  We figured we were just too early—this is Puerto Rico of course. 

We killed some time looking for a florist Jen thought she might use for her wedding and came back to the park a little before 5:00.  At this point we figured there should be signs of life—runners, tables, tents, something—but we didn’t see a trace of an event.  We concluded that even if the race started at 5:30 (which is really the latest it could start), there would be something set up by 5:00. 

Was it cancelled because of rain and we weren’t informed because we weren’t registered?  Did the online registration close so early because the race was cancelled due to low enrollment?

We left the park puzzled.  We drove into the city, parked, and walked up and down the Paseo Princesa.  At the end of the evening, we figured we walked at least a 4K.

So we got home later and checked the race website.  On the page, clear as day, it said: Start Time: 8:00am

OOPS!  So much for being rebels!