Race Day!

This is me with Tess, who was in town visiting her sister, and they came down to meet me after the race. Why? Because Tess is AWESOME.
Yeah, Tess!! (And her sister.)





















And this is me after the race (actually, about two hours after).

The other thing that hurt at the end of the Marathon? My FACE, from SMILING. Why? Because I SMILED THE WHOLE DAMN 26.2 MILES, that's why. I couldn't stop smiling. Even when I was running through broken ugly Potrero Hill area under the freeway and my legs were cramping and I thought my feet would end up just one big bruise or two. But I didn't care. Maybe I like being in pain? Let's not go there. Let's just say it was AWESOME. Because it was.