Medals from Races

Here are the things I got from finishing the San Francisco Half-Marathon. The SF was the third and culminating race from the three-race California Dreamin' Series: Long Beach Half-Marathon (in October, 2009), Surf City (Huntington Beach in Feb., 2010) and the San Francisco last Sunday.

Important Reminder

This message was posted along the course of the San Francisco Marathon-- at the top of a hill.

Runners Helping Organs R Us

Here are some of the 8394 runners who ran the first Half-Marathon. (San Francisco had two separate half-marathons. One goes across the Golden Gate Bridge. The other starts at GG Park and ends at the Embarcadero.)

San Francisco Marathon

Today I ran the first half-marathon in San Francisco. It took me 2 hours 45 min and 53 seconds.

This is the start area for the half-marathon that started at the Embarcadero, went across the Golden Gate Bridge, and ended in Golden Gate Park.

Today's Half-Marathon

I haven't been able to post for almost a month. My mother is in a skilled nursing facility. Spending time with her each day after work has taken my spare time. I had paid to run in the Huntington Beach (CA) Surf City 1/2 Marathon before her accident. I managed to put in some time to run in spite of the rain and my time limitations. Today was a beautiful day for running. I was able to finish in 2 hours 37 min. and 49 seconds. I'm feeling happy about that.