Fist-Pumping Half Marathon, and Jose's After-Run Glory

Brad and I ran the Seaside Half today in glorious weather and a glorious time. Surprising even ourselves, we finished in under 2 hours, and that's without an "official" starting time, because we were towards the back of the pack and it took a while to cross the starting line. Plus, we ran negative splits, which means we ran the second half much faster than the first half of the race. And to top it off, after, this guy came over and told us we had a great race and he was trying to stay with us the entire time because we had such a great stride. He did end up passing (flying by, really) us in the last quarter mile, but for all of us it was our first half and it was cool that he thought we were experienced and had run a ton of these. We passed a ton of people on the back stretch, which was a real confidence boost, and the Honey Stinger/Sport Bean combo was a perfect breakfast--no cramps, and plenty of energy. The gu didn't help too much, but the volunteers had gatorade and water at every station, so that was nice. Definitely got some sun.

Afterwards, where else would we head to refuel than Jose's??? Me: shrimp and vegetable burrito. Bradford: chicken chimichangas. Love Jose's. My burrito had a lot of popcorn size shrimp, carrots, onions, lettuce, tomatoes, zucchini, and celery along with the standard rice and refried beans. And thank goodness, plenty of ooey-gooey cheesy goodness. Brad's chimichangas were golden and covered in cheese, with refried beans and rice on the side and a little tomato/lettuce/salsa on top. Love it!

YUM. Would have taken a picture, but too hungry. Sorry! Will be posting half marathon pictures eventually.