Run Like A Diva

I had such great weekend and awesome run this weekend!!!  My husband and I drove up to San Fransisco on Friday to get away for the weekend as well as to get my bib and goodie bag for my run on Sunday. 

Friday at 4pm we headed over the the expo to look at all the booths of goodies and to get my bib.  There was so many cool items that I just wanted to buy everything I saw.  Thank goodness my husband was with me or I might have sold my kids to buy everything that I wanted.  LOL, I would never really do that.  There was booths of all sorts of running shirts in all colors but being that it was a "Diva" run, there was A LOT of PINK!  There was also booths for all types of accessories, from bling for your shoes, compression socks, waist belts for your bib and cellphone, to actual running shoes.

The morning of the run I woke up early and got ready with anticipation of a GREAT run.  Since we were staying at a hotel that was on part of the course, we walked to the event (0.70 miles)  We walked in the brisk morning air from the bay and enjoyed the view.  I even got to see the starting line before it began to get crowed with participants.  I would have to say the only thing I really could complain about was that there were people that were running or more accurately were WALKING that were closer to the starting line then I was.  I don't think they knew proper line up.  I mean I don't think they saw the signs that were marking the start for 8min, 9min, 10min, etc.  I was at the 9min marker and even 5 minutes into the run I was still maneuvering around walkers.  OK, I lied there was one more thing to mention that didn't go so smooth....after the 2 mile marker we were supposed to run over a little bike path bridge.  However, there where people standing there blocking it so we didn't think that was where we were supposed to go so we took a different path and then had to u-turn to get back on course.  Had I never gone the wrong way I could have gotten a time of 29:50 or 30:10.  Instead I finished at 31:00.  This is still an awesome accomplishment seeing it was only my second 5k and my first one was 33:45.  I took almost 4 minutes off my time.

I would totally recommend running the "Run Like A Diva".  I will be there again next year, in fact I want to run the Myrtle Beach run next April.

This is me walking to the event

Right before the start

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The fireman that gave me my medal!!!!