I steal pictures from people

I finished the Nike Womens Marathon about 4 minutes slower than I expected…

The hills definitely worked me over.

I’ll have a race recap up tomorrow, but until then, this valuable lesson:

When it’s raining, definitely wear white head-to-toe, definitely.  It’s a do… especially clingy, see-through white.

BLOGGER BONAZA

Last night we had a little blogger dinner/meet up at Sauce on Belden Place, this cute little outdoor restaurant.  A huge thanks to Maria who planned everything… especially picking a place close to my hotel.  winning!

You’ve seen this picture and no, it’s not mine:

 Kristin’s pic

{Me, Kristin and Janae}

Jacqueline and her husband Mike – guys who support their women and their blogging ventures are total studs because let’s be honest, blogging (or bloggers) can be weird at times.

Another stud? Janae’s husband Billy.  He’s a picture takin’ pro.  Janae has schooled him well in the ways of the blogger.  Also shown, the star of the show, Brooke and the party planning extraordinaire Maria.

 SCB

 HGR

{Maria, Jacqueline, Mike, me, Kristin, Janae and Brooke}

POST-RACE GRUB

After battling the shuttle bus crowds back to my hotel (it took an hour and a half) I tried to make myself presentable in the quickest time possible because I WAS STARVING.

{Compression tights, Old Navy sweater and Old Navy t-shirt}

I went down to the hotel restaurant 750 to partake, I mean, decimate their Sunday brunch.

I was so hungry by 1pm that I was starting to get angry.  seriously.  I was that hungry.  Luckily for everyone in the vicinity, the brunch was amazing: king crab, smoked salmon, sushi bar, prime rib, omelet station, etc.  And bottomless bubbly, of course.

1st plate

Unpictured 2nd plate looked similar but with some different eggs and fish

Third plate – I could tell I was really dehydrated because all I wanted was salty food like the three plates of sushi, smoked salmon, etc.  Dessert didn’t even sound appealing.

The hotel offers $10 off coupons to hotel guests which was a nice perk. I’d recommend this place… especially if you’re starving and ready to beat someone down.

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