Off For A Run

Supposed to participate in a very brief road race today.  Although I'm typing this the night before – so there's always the possibility I've overslept.  The race begins at 9 a.m.  This is uncivilized.  Why not, say, 2 p.m.?  Or 5 p.m. if I needed a nap?  Then I could run the race and go straight to supper.  That'd be nice.