The pinkest half marathon ever

Hello!!

I just wanted to write a quick blog about what I've been up to for the past week.  My formal training here is over, so I've had a bit more free time than normal this week.  Last Sunday (28 April) I ran the Big Sur Full Marathon, and so I took Monday off of working out...weights on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.  And Thursday and Friday I also took bike rides around the Monterey area.  I do have some pictures to share of one of the rides, but first I have to get them off of my GoPro, so it may be a few days before I post them.

Saturday I took off from working out again, because I planned to run the Diva Half Marathon in San Francisco.  It was fab-u-lous!!  There were very few men involved (which was something, because even the Princess Half in Disney World in February always has quite a few men...this run, I saw about six men, maybe?) but every person there seemed to be there just to cheer on the woman beside them.  It was such an encouraging crowd to be a part of...  :)

I only took a few pics before that run because, while the company was great and the route was fabulously flat, it was also the most boring run I've done in CA.  We ran along the bay that is along the cities of San Mateo and San Francisco and it was basically a giant mudflat.  Not very inspiring scenery, so I left my camera alone for that run.  BUT the flat course was great--I finished in 2:42 and am quite happy with the time!

I am going home tomorrow (back to Florida!) and hope to be able to get right back into my crazy workout schedule.  My first triathlon is the first weekend of September, so I think I'll be doing more brick (a bike ride followed immediately by a run) workouts.  I'm looking forward to those, but kind of wish I could bring the cooler California weather with me.  But heat and humidity is what we have in Florida, so I'll survive.