Half marathon and beyond!

This morning we completed our 25K! We stopped five times along the way. San José Fit had an aid station set up at mile 11 stocked with Amino Vital. I had my Forerunner 205 on my wrist and announced the half-marathon point, which was cause for celebration. Unlike our 20K, the weather was a pleasant 62 degrees at start time and our 5/1's stayed that way 'til the very end. I took my electrolyte pills during the run and they really helped. I also had some Carb-Boom apple-cinnamon energy gel with me - this is the tastiest energy gel I've tried so far.

Joshin, one of our top runners, unfortunately had his knee go out around mile 6 so he walked that distance back to the start line. I myself felt fine right after the run but later in the afternoon my left LCL got really stiff. I must not've stretched enough after the run, plus we spent a lot of time sitting down for brunch (see below). I'm icing and stretching it now in hopes of getting it loose and pain-free for Monday's light 20-minute run and Gilroy salsa class.

We all had brunch at Bill's Café. Joshin's fiancée tagged along; she runs 9-minute miles on the Yellow Team. It was a fun late morning on a sidewalk café with the pace dogs (Tehya and Arrow). I had a nice, satisfying Italian sausage omelette with Swiss cheese. Deanna and Nathan ended up treating us ... thanks guys!

Time: 3:13:12 including breaks. Pace: 12:26.