i run to be . . .

i wanted to run the nike run that they have every year in october in san francisco, but my name was not picked back in april.  someone was selling theirs on craigslist, so i bought it and ran the nike half marathon this morning.  you would think for a run that starts at 7:00 am in sf, that it would be a little chilly.  nope - it was actually a little humid and the temperature was 66.  i wanted to come in by two hours and my official time was 1:59:10. 

i run to be strong, fierce, free, happy, and to be able to eat whatever i want :)

running shirt you get at the finish

tiffany necklace that you get as your medal. NWM = Nike's Women's Marathon

all my tiffany medals throughout the years, this was my fifth nike run

oktoberfest 5k

aaron's first oktoberfest 5k in campbell on saturday.  he placed 20th overall and came in 10th in his age division.  go aaron!

aaron and his running buddy, brian

we rocked 13.1 miles

my friend aimee and i did the san jose rock and roll on sunday.  it was aimee's first half since she had her second son - 18 months ago.  aaron was our official photographer - he appeared out of nowhere like a paparazzi. 

before our race by the finish line

start line - damn fast people in front

person in red is deena kastor - former bronze olympian in the 2002 olympic games, had a baby a couple of months ago, and came in first on sunday's race in the women's division

papparazzi aaron found us around mile 6

a couple of feet to the finish line