Rest and Recovery Continues...

Well, I missed my blog update last week but not too much happened anyways. I have been sidelined with a leg injury so I haven't been able to run. Trust me, I tried. According to my Dr. (WebMD) I have a level 1 micro tear in my calf muscle. I confirmed this opinion with several other doctors (all online of course). Really it just means I pulled a muscle in my calf and I need to rest it a couple of weeks. I don't know if it was a direct result of the 11 miles I ran before it started to hurt, or the 2.1 miles I ran after it started to hurt, but I am sure that the hills had something to do with it. Nevertheless, I am feeling a bit better and should be able to run my 5K race on Sunday. Hopefully, I can get a run or two in before that.

Unlike some of my fellow Half-Marathon (and perhaps some of the full marathon) runners in San Francisco, I did not run with a camera or a phone, or phone that is also a camera. I didn't run with an Apple I-anything and so I did not take pictures along the course. I was able to manage to find one photo taken of me by the official race photographer which I will include below.

I also used a few of my favorite photos that were snapped by said fellow runners or local newspaper professionals.

Here we are running from the start line. It was a really cool place to start (literally and figuratively) close to the Bay Bridge.

At the start we made our way down Embarcadero past the Ferry Terminal.

After a while we made it across the Golden Gate Bridge. As we approached the North side of the bridge, it was cold enough to see your breath. So that's not all fog, it's about 20,000 runners panting to make it.

Finally, here is a picture of me, to prove that I was actually there. It is not a very good picture however. This picture was taken while we were running in Golden Gate Park which means it was taken around mile 13. I would have preferred a picture of me within the first five miles or so because I am sure I looked a little better than this. The first big hill was around mile 5 up to the bridge which wasn't all that bad. Then around mile 9 we hit nothing but up hill and down hill for the rest of the race. So if you think I look like I am about to die in this picture, you are right.

I did also get a finishers medal which I will probably post a picture of on FB one of these days. I am also suppose to get a finishers certificate but I am not sure when that will be available. It was an awesome experience I am looking forward to going out again next year to do it again. I am still in the debate of if I want to try a full marathon, but I am definitely going to be doing some more half-marathons. First I just need to recover.