Weekend Round-up: Bay to Breakers

What a weekend! I feel like I’ve been gone for about a week, not just two days. Let’s see… Friday night, Rob and stayed home for an artichoke and gnocchi feast. It was raining outside and we weren’t feeling motivated to leave the house.

On Saturday, I met up with Nicole on the N Train at 9:30 to go the Denim Underground sale. What a waste! We got to the sale right at 10:00 and proceeded to wait in a long line. We only got halfway to the door in an hour and decided to head downtown instead. I went a bit crazy at Zara’s, H&M and Macy’s! When we were done shopping, I met up with Rob, Matt and Amber to see The Da Vinci Code at the Metreon. Since I am the only one left who hasn’t read the book, the movie had a surprise ending for me. Overall, worth the $10.00 and better than the reviews.

On Sunday, Rob and I woke up at 6:30 am to get ready for our first Bay to Breakers. We took the subway downtown (For which MUNI charged us $3 each even though we have a fast pass, grrr) and met Matt. We were about five blocks behind the starting line and in the thick of the tortilla toss. For our costumes, we dressed as “caped crusaders.” It was raining lightly on and off during the start of the race but didn’t dampen our spirits. It was so much fun seeing everyone’s costumes and just enjoying the city with 62,000 others. Check out this photo of the painted ladies and downtown. By the time we got to the finish line, we were all feeling pretty beat from our 7.5 mile walk. I came in 23,295th place with a time of 3 hours and 31 minutes. Hooray! After a brief rest at Footstock, we walked up to Judah and caught the N Train home. It started to pour just as we got off the train. The rest of the day was spent recovering with long naps and lots of aspirin. My legs are still sore today!