13.1

SEE JANE RUN HALF-MARATHON

Saturday, May 31st
Alameda, California

The finish line sprint (that caught me by surprise... who sprints after 13 miles?!)

Stretching before the race

Matching tank tops that we put together at midnight in our hotel room

All the cheering volunteers sure knew our names when we'd run by

Posing in front of the city (which we could see the last 5 miles)... too bad we're blocking the view


We had perfect race day weather, upper sixties and overcast, and a great course right along the shore of east bay. Pretty crazy running with that many--I think there were over a thousand--people at once... but it thinned out and everyone seemed to settle in to their part of the pack. We had no time goals, just wanted to finish and finish together. Besides our attempted view-of-the-city photo and a few sips of water, we ran the whole race and finished in 2 hours 30 minutes. It was by far my best "long run" of the training, thanks to the great views, different route, race day adrenaline, and the knowledge that Stephen, Liz, and the boys were waiting for me at the finish line. See Jane Run had chocolates, champagne, and silver pendants for all finishers--can you tell this was a women only race?--although truth be told, I was thinking more about In N Out burgers while I ran. That was all the motivation I needed. :)