Jig and Jog

On Saturday, I ran the 2nd annual Nike She Runs LA 10k.  Last year, it was a virtual race.  This year, it started about two miles from my apartment, went past my street and back to Paramount Studios. Because I needed to log 9 miles this weekend, and knowing I wouldn’t be able to do it on Sunday (best friend’s bridal shower) I ran to Paramount, ran the 10k race (finished in 1:12, not too shabby, although I was hoping for an hour even) then ran home. The race was 80s themed which was fun, and there were some awesome costumes out there.  One group of guys were dressed in flight suits and played the Top Gun soundtrack from a backpack.

My only complaint about this race was the late start time.  We didn’t start until 10am, so by the time we hit the halfway mark, it was pretty warm. The good news is there were two water stops along the course that were placed in the middle of the road so you hit them going to the turn around point and again on the way back.  There was also a good amount of entertainment which was unexpected.  At the beginning and end there was a group doing the Thriller dance, a drumline, a band in front of Fairax high school, and a Gospel choir at the turn around point.

After the race, I got spray tanned – sorry there are no pictures of this.  I also finished making what felt like a billion cake pops and balls for my best friend’s wedding shower Sunday morning.

Ok, so they were all mostly leaning to the right, but you know what? They were delicious, and they managed to get to Santa Clarita (40 miles north of my apartment) with no problems – ok with very few problems anyway.  Success!

However, someone please never let me volunteer to make a million cake pops again.