Helloooo, Firemen!

Yes, it's true:  I only ran the Nike Women's Marathon because I wanted to experience the gloriousness that is San Francisco's fire department.

Obviously, there were other reasons for wanting to run Nike, like the fact that the medal is a Tiffany necklace, that my lovely TNT Long Beach teammates would be running their first races and that San Francisco is home to some of my favorite restaurants.

I mentioned in a previous post that I didn't train very well this season, right?  Well, this race proved it.  The course was THE hardest course I've ever run.  My complete lack of hill training, coupled with a left knee that hates me, made running uphill and downhill a nightmare.

But the views...oh my, the views were amazing.  San Francisco is an absolutely gorgeous place.  Around mile 6 when the hills were killing me, I was rewarded with a beautiful view of the Golden Gate Bridge. 

Will I run this race again?  Who knows.  What I do know is I love San Francisco and will be back again.