We had a layover in LAX, and arrived in SFO at 11am. One suggestion for when you come visit SFO, take the shuttle to get to your hotel. It's $17 a person, but the other options, which are only a few dollars cheaper, take hours, literally hours.
By the time we arrived at our hotel, which is cozy (read tiny) but clean, we were exhausted and famished. Andy searched a place to eat (he's so good at finding great little nooks) and we walked up to a pizzeria in our area. It was tasty pizza, AND Andy and I both ate for under $10 - TOTAL! We'll be going back.
After lunch, we headed to the Nike Women's Marathon Expo-tique. Here are some pictures from our adventure.
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Walking to the bus stop...I'm not sure I've trained for these hills. 8.0 on the treadmill incline doesn't seem sufficient now... |
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This is how close we are to the bay. So picturesque! |
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The start is at Union Square. Red are the steepest hills, yellow are your basic hills and inclines, and green is supposed to be easy...we'll see... |
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Also had my hair braided by the ladies of Paul Mitchell. I might go back on Saturday and have them do it again for Race Day! |
(At one point he did say, "It would be so awesome if one of your girlfriends was running with you and could do all this stuff," but I think he sincerely meant that it would have been more fun for me to have a buddy, and not suggesting that all he wanted to do was get away from all the ladies. If you ever do this race, insist on a buddy, any buddy. If you weren't great friends to begin with, you will be by the time it's over.)

It was a tense game. When that one guy on the other team hit the home run late in the game, the whole room erupted in cheers. I knew there was no stopping the Giants now...and we couldn't. They went on to win it in the 9th inning. The room went crazy, and Andy insisted we leave immediately. So quickly, in fact, that he left his phone on the table, and we had to go back to retrieve it. My poor, broken-hearted husband. I'm not sure he's over it yet.
We have more fun for today! Can't wait to tell you all about it! Remember, I'm running on behalf of the A21 Campaign, and if you'd like to pledge to my cause, you can do so here!
Thank you for loving me so well everyone!
My birthday was nice. I took Monday off and went with my mother and brother to visit family. We had a good weekend.
ReplyDeleteExpo-tique sounds wonderful. Enjoy it, you deserve all the pampering!!!
Keep having fun xoxo