Post Race

After I rose up off of Katie's shoulder I immediately turned for the food.  I walked right up to the table where closed pizza boxes sat and looked at the gracious volunteer handing out food and water and said, "There better be some pizza in those boxes!!" She smiled and said there was surely pizza left and asked what kind I would like.  Katie blinked and I had already scarfed down two slices of pepperoni.

We headed down to transition to pack up my gear, I quickly showered in the hotel and we were on our way to get some lunch.  We met up with our friends Angie and Dustin, two of the great people that came out to cheer, sign in hand.  Burger. is where we went and I got myself a "Hank Williams" that has an onion ring, bacon, bbq sauce (with some zing to it) and a side of sweet potato fries.  A major bonus was that the Patriots game was on and they were defeating the Broncos, oh I'm sorry the "best team in the league," handily.

The burger, like the pizza, didn't stand a chance.  It was friggin' amazing!  Once the food was devoured we finally left to get back home.  I laid down for a bit but eventually got hungry yet again so I polished off some leftover chinese food and finished off the evening with a nice big ice cream sundae!

Work the next morning was a bit rough.  My body was absolutely exhausted, legs were sore; mainly my quads but also some pain in my knees and right calf.  That night I soaked in some epsom salt and stretched really well.  I got a good nights rest and felt much better on Tuesday morning.  Tuesday night I even went for a run with the Treadmill for an "almost" full moon run.  The run was a bit over six miles but I barely made it four.  I felt pretty good at first but after a couple miles my body was telling me to turn around so I slowly made my way back.  I spent the rest of that night with ice on my knees and heat everywhere else.

I'm feeling much better now and will probably go for another run tomorrow morning.  Katie and I have the Big Sur International Half Marathon on November 16th.  This is Katie's first race so I'm very excited for her and I'll be running right there with her the whole way.  I just need to make sure my body is up for it!!