Tahoe -- Running at a Distance

Apparently I missed out on a really fun run this morning! From the looks of my teammate's comments on Facebook, there was a major after-run celebration that involved not only breakfast, but also shots! (Not sure of what...tequila?) The drinks were in honor of Michelle's birthday. (I ran with Michelle last spring, too; she's now a mentor.)

I missed the team run in Danville because I'm in Tahoe! I did get a run in, but it wasn't the full 8 miles (or even 6) that I was scheduled to run. I settled for about 4, which I thought was pretty good considering Chris and I went mountain biking before my run, and the elevation is much higher here! Distance aside, it was an absolutely gorgeous day to be outdoors in Tahoe. The lake is so phenomenally blue I can't get over it! We took a few pictures that I'll post once back home.

I'm hoping to get another 4-mile run in tomorrow, but Chris and I also want to go hiking and maybe even bouldering outdoors, so I'll just see how my body feels. Right now I'm pleasantly exhausted!

Solo run in SF

I'm so bummed to have missed Thursday night's buddy run! I managed to at least get a run in on my own (50 minutes); it was the first fresh air I'd gotten in two days. (I worked 26 hours in two days)

I ran along the Marina and Crissy Field - the same route that the half-marathon followed on August 3. It was so foggy you couldn't see the Golden Gate Bridge above the base piles in the water.

There are these really cool art installations all along Crissy Field right now - they're huge globes that have been decorated with different global warming themes (http://www.coolglobes.com/sanfran.php). I wanted to stop to look more closely, but I had to just get the run done so I could go back to work.

At the end of my run there was a huge group of runners stretching together. I thought it might have been a San Francisco TNT team, but they didn't do any cheers at the end before heading out to run. Definitely NOT TNT! I can't wait to run with everyone Saturday; it's so much more fun to run as a team than it is to go it alone. Go Team!