Marathon Weekly Update

Pride

Last weekend was Pride weekend, filled with the Tranny March, the Dyke March, the Pride Parade, music, costumes, nakedness, dykes on bikes, window dancing, and drinking. You know me, I never pass up an opportunity to dress up. I moved a stack of chairs and my small table that acts as my desk in the guest room to get to my costume trunk. I weighed my options for taking things completely over the top to just a little bit. I chose to go somewhat lowkey with just the pink bob wig. I showed up at the run site at 6:45 expecting to see lots of people in costume but only the volunteers seemed to get into the spirit.

I figured that the wig would only last a couple of miles, but it was chilly and misty so I kept it on to keep my head warm. We had a 10 mile route called"The Return to the Legion of Honor." We did a similar run back in March the first time we ran 8 miles. We ran a 1 mile warm up and then headed up the hill. The goal for the day was not time, it was to feel how far our bodies had come in the past 3 months. The hill lasts for 2 miles, with little reprieve. We walked down the really steep parts because I have several people in my group that are recovering from injuries. There is was no need to pound down the hills and make everyone's knees sore. We finished the last 5 miles running alongside the Ocean. The AIDS Marathon has started training new recruits for the Florence and Honolulu full marathons as well as the Disneyland half marathon so we passed a ton of people just starting out. We cheered in other groups and I got lots of shouts for the wig.

I came home, showered, and ate before getting dressed up for the opera. Alexis and I saw The Marriage of Figero, a classic yet upbeat and fun opera with recognizable music. It was Alexis's first opera and I think it was a great introduction. Afterwards we headed to Espetus, a Brazilian churrascaria, to gorge ourselves on fifteen types of grilled meat. Just a quick trip on the bus found us back at my house and changing again to head to the Castro for the Pink Party - or Saturday night during Pride. Instead of explaining I will just add some pictures for your enjoyment.

posted by Heidi @ 9:40 AM