This 5.9 mile loop is one of my favorite runs from town.  It is the course that is used by Island Rec for the Loop run.  One of the reason this is a great course is the traffic.  Not many cars go around the loop and those that do drive the speed limit, well most of them do.

A good starting point is in front of the Fitness Club.  Running clock wise you would run out towards Warbass and follow the road all the around Turn Point and Pear Point.  You will pass the shipyard, Steve Miller's place, a view of Turn Island, pass the gravel pit, run by Jackson Beach  and the fairgrounds on Argyle. 

I say the length as described is 5.9 miles.  Well, maybe 5.8.  If you watch along the road you will find the correct mile marker painted on the road.  Faded some, but there.  I might go out and spruce up the paint some over the next couple of weeks.

We use this course as the finishing touches to the San Juan Marathon.  Cruel I know, but very scenic.

Give it a try if you haven't already done so and enjoy this loop.

PCS Runners was created in January 2005.  The mini-Club, PCS Runners, is named for Paul, Clark and Stan who braved the track during the cold winter of 2005.  We ran hard, froze our butts (and other parts) solved our problems and made fun of each other.  As we ran and as the weather warmed up we added others who were interested in a weekly track program that I developed.  We had fun and we trained hard.  Over the summer of 2005 our numbers grew to over 25.

Did I mention we had fun?  We did.  As one woman runner commented, "this is really a time for you guys to act like teenagers."  Perhaps she was right, and we could out run most teenagers here on the island as old dudes.

Our goal is to continue with the PCS Runners and enjoy our running companionship through out the coming fall, winter and into next spring and summer.  And how best to know what is going on?  Keep reading this blog.

Good Running To You.

Clark