Super Bowl 10K & Party

To end our very busy weekend, we woke up early this morning to travel only 30 minutes to my first 10k race. I got the pre-race jitters and was so excited to get started running. Hubs was my great photographer.

Here I ma right before the race started. I was still tired.


Here's the start line.


In case you've never been to a race, this is where you pick up your packet (ie: race bib, timing chip and any goodies). It was all very organized.

Throughout the entire race (start to way after the finish), a local marching band was playing, they weren't half bad.

The race started and finished at the Hornet Stadium (at CSUS).

There were cheerleaders cheering the racers on as the came upon the finish line (while the marching band was playing for us).

I'm almost there. I am #204 in the middle with my red sleeves in (next to the guy in green).

Right before the race ended, we had to run up this mini Golden Gate Bridge. The wind up there was so refreshing. I was so sweating while I was up there and that cool wind through my hair felt so nice. It was like a burst of energy.

I finished the race 1:04 (according to the Garmin). The official times aren't up yet. After I finished, I got in line for my water, hot dog (which I gave to the hubs), nachos (very skimpy) and beer (which I was kind enough to share, since he suffered in the cold wind to take pictures of me).

The race was overall, very good. I would participate next year! Throughout the race, the EMTs drove through on their quads, and if someone was walking (not me), they slowed down to see if that person needed help or not. Everything was pretty organized. They made is a little confusing to find the start line, but we all did.

I went home, took a shower, iced and relaxed some. After soaking into my couch, I got ready and we headed over to our friends', Eric's house for a Super Bowl party. There was so much food there. He bought some Chicago Fire Pizzas, chips, dips, veggies, cookies and so much more.

Here's a picture of the best stuffed pizza ever!

A picture of most of the food (sorry, I forgot to take a picture of my beer).

There was some veggies thrown into the mix.

I think the commercials were horrible this year. There were only a few that I laughed at. Half time, don't even get me started. Overall, this was a great weekend. And, I can't wait to do it all over again next weekend!

What did you think of the Super Bowl (commercials, or the game itself)?