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| "The Legend of Extraordinary Luck" |
…so here goes it. Question? What do Mariachi Bands, Banana
Republic, Pizza and Green/Camouflage Sperry’s have in common?
Easy! The San Jose 408K Running Experience! Race to the Row 2014!
Yes folks, the 408K is in the books! I literally woke up Sunday winning. And it
wasn’t just because my very first love, my Daddie was born March 2nd!
Happy Birthday Pops! I did though, you know, wake up winning, even in the
drizzle of San Jose. When I called him after the race, he said:
Daddie: You ran 5 miles? Hmph. I don’t
think an ambulance could help me get that far! #He’sHilarious
I convinced my Bay Breeze FB friend turned running buddy to drive down for the race
even though she planned to run it virtually. Talked one of my employee-running-friends
to do the race as a precursor to the Tough Mudder, KD a.k.a. Dr. Splits On
Trees came to pound the pavement with me after our January trail adventure and my Angelica Rollerskates
even showed up for some post-race fun!
Told you. #WINNING
Friday Race “Expo”: ugh. Orange race
bib. I should have said I was going to run faster than my actual pace so I
could have gotten a different color. That teal over there is everything! I
would have even been able to better accessorize that grey. What in the world am
I going to do with this?
*smile for the camera!
#anotherraceexpocherrypopped*
Saturday, Pre-Race: The devil is a lie. Chance of
rain? Welp, that means no chance I am running without braids.
*spends Saturday watching He-Man &
the Masters of the Universe, braiding hair*
Sunday, Pre-Race: *this is my excited for #medal3 face* -_-
Start: This is going to be fun. I
think. #doingthisforRFII
Mile 1: No rain yet. Sweet. Even
though I spent all day yesterday doing my damn hair. Anticipating rain, that
isn’t coming. #bestweekendever
Mile 2: I kinda like this route. San
Jose got some nice stuff. What neighborhood is this again? #MeLikey
Mile 3: I want a taco. Ooooh! The
cherry blossoms. I want to live on this street. And eat tacos.
Mile 4: I know damn well it's not
about to rain right now! Dammit. #justsprinkles
#notthecupcakes #TillmanMemorialMile
Mile 5 (0.97): Um, how about you finish the
race. It’s not necessary to take a picture with EVERY Mariachi Band you see on
the Mariachi Mile.
*pause*music*selfie/groupie*run*repeat*
Finish: This one was for you Roc!
Okay, now where are the mimosas and tacos?
Post Race: Included hitting KD (aka Dr.
Splits on Trees) in the face *kinda* trying to take a picture
jumping at the photo station and the best pizza and mini cupcakes a girl could
pay for! Yasssssss!!! There was even a chartered bus ride back to my free
parking spot on the street near the SAP Center. Did I mention I probably had
the best post-race pizza ever?
Angelica: She’s never been here; she
might need a minute to check out the menu.
Me: I know what I want. I want
pizza. I want the pizza with the most meat on it.
Waiter: Then you might want to try
this one.
Me: Okay. But that doesn’t look
like enough. I’ll have it, but um, add that fennel sausage to it too. #noroastedonions
Everything about this race was awesome. Great neighborhood route.
No backtracking. Happy runners and walkers. A Mariachi Mile of music and
smiles. And of course, Medal #3. I could not of asked for anything more. And I
didn’t. But I got it. At the Race “Expo” I stopped by the Athelta table. The
nice young lady there gave me a bag, a purple and grey hair tie, “Power of the
She” tattoos and a card to redeem a surprise gift card ($5 to $50) on race day
at their store in Valley Fair.
I crossed over Santana Row to the Mall to get my goodies at the
Athelta store, right? It just so happened to be a $20 gift card to Banana
Republic…which turned into the cutest top I am going to wear to some special
event soon! Because a $20 gift card, plus 40% off = WINNING! #mymathisgettingbetter
I accidentally stopped by DSW because it was in the way of me
getting home, right? Just so happens, there were some Sperry’s I accidentally
left there. Which happened to be 70% off. So, I was basically just picking up shoes
that were already mine, because, camo everything, is everything to me.
AND…hello? My 3rd Medal!
I am sooooo winning!
Yep Mrs. Bradshaw, medals totally motivate me too.
Today’s Race: 8K, 408K: Race To The Row, San Jose CA
Medaled Miles to date: 17.37 miles
#theycouldhaveroundeditupto5milestho
Total Raced Miles to date: 20.47miles
11
Medals To Go ǁ 21%
Complete
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