Last weekend's race was a success! What started out as a chilly, rainy, Sunday morning turned into the perfect day for running! Portland is typically a pretty wet city but it was raining harder than usual which made me a little worried at first. The race started at Waterfront Park so it looked miserable, but once we got started it felt perfect!
The Rock 'n' Roll was my favorite Half Marathon I've run so far. Cam had a great time too, and although we didn't run together it was really fun to chat about all the things that went on when we were hanging out afterwards. The first 4 miles of the course were the same for the 1/2 and the 10k, and went through the streets downtown. At every mile there was live music ranging from rock n' roll, to jazz bands to banjo drums! There were a TON of spectators too, cheering everyone on from the sidelines. The support from the community was great. Both routes ran across the Williamette over the Hawthorne Bridge, and then the 10k went left and headed back to the finish over the Morrison Bridge, and the 1/2 took a right. We headed up (and up and up and up!) SE Hawthorne Blvd, ran across Belmont to Laurelhurst Park, and then back to the finish over the Steel Bridge. My dad met us at the finish line and got to see both of us cross. I'm super proud of us both ~ we did great!
The race was followed by a special performance by G-Love and Special Sauce! We were really excited and got spots right up front. G-Love made eye contact with me but Cam thinks he was staring at him : ) We got to hear our 2 favorite songs while "enjoying" a Michelob Ultra (it was the free beer they gave away...gross) and then we made our way back to the MAX station and headed home to clean up and dry off! Check out our G-Love video here!
The rain really started coming down when we got back to the house, but that didn't stop us from going to the Annual Kenton Neighborhood Street Fair on Denver Street! There wasn't quite the turnout as the year before because of the weather, but we still managed to buy a few things, reward ourselves with a couple beers, and have a fun afternoon.
There are more races in our future....Stay Tuned!
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