Cherry Blossom 10 Miler

Last weekend Erin, Summer, Naomi and I ran the Cherry Blossom 10 Miler in DC. Can I just say I had no idea how pretty DC is. I don't know if I didn't appreciate it the many times I've been there before or the city has had a little face scrub or the cherry blossoms, sunshine and warm weather just made it glow. Anyhow, it was really pretty.

I met Summer and Erin in Richmond where I left my car and hopped in with them. I am so glad Summer drove...and even more glad that we arrived there and home safely. Summer lived in DC for a couple of years so she knew her way around pretty well. And drives like you would imagine someone from DC or NYC driving - like a bat out of hell. She mentioned that she has become a calmer driver since becoming a mom. Hmmm....glad I wasn't a passenger pre-mommyhood. The great thing about her driving was traffic was horrendous and we were doubting whether we would make it in time to pick up our race packets. Because of her awesome skills, we made it with 10 minutes to spare. And the line that was wrapped around the block when Naomi was there earlier in the day was non-existent. Sweet.

We went to this place called Olives for a drink and appetizer and to check out the dinner menu Saturday night. As the oh-so-lovely waitress complained about all the tourists in town (after we told her where we were from) and then daintily tour off her fingernail and through said nail on the floor behind the bar, we opted out of dinner. The manic bartender and the other waitress popping cheese and olives in her mouth not 2 feet from us only confirmed that decision.

So we walked to the Italian place the concierge had recommended. I suppose every other conciege in the city recommended it too because it was packed. We passed this place called Rumors which Erin and I remember going to back in the day but cannot for the life of us remember with who or why (anyone?). We did finally find some good eats and then headed to bed for our early wake up call.

We were close enough to the start to walk to the race. We met up with Naomi and were off! It was perfect running conditions. The Cherry Blossom trees were so pretty - I was kicking myself the whole time for not bringing my camera. The race was great - we ran it in about 1:45 which I was pleased with considering my longest run during "training" was 5.3 miles.

We were in a rush to get back on the road so there was no time for walking around and taking pics after the race. The only photos I got were hanging out of the car as Summer sped toward home.

(Cherry Blossoms - waaayyyy over there.)

(For my dad.)


(Post, post race. That's it. Momma is getting a haircut.)