Saturday Run - a Photo Journey

I get together with a group of other runners to go running each Saturday morning. We meet at a park, run along the Guadalupe River Trail, then run in the Alviso Marine Preserve, which goes out on the water. It's beautiful! I've wanted to take pictures and share them for awhile now, and today was the perfect opportunity, since my iPod decided to randomly die yesterday so I relied on my phone for music today. I figured, why not share some of the scenery that I get to enjoy on an almost-weekly basis?

Excuse the angles of some of these pictures - some were actually snapped while running.

And how was the actual run, you ask? Well. I attempted 15 miles today, and successfully ran 14.3 of those before having to walk due to a mixture of a mental block and an awful side cramp - but then I continued run/walk intervals until I hit 15 miles, and finished strong. So, I did it! Considering that will probably be my longest run this year, I'll take it.

Dirty feet post-run:

The best part after the run was stretching in the park where we start. When we start at 7am, it's completely empty, but by the time I got back today, everyone in the neighborhood had brought their adorable babies to play.

Finally, after some coffee + a bagel + some lunch, I'm feeling like a real person again. Except my legs and feet. They are not my biggest fans right now.

All and all, a great start to the weekend. Hope you all have an excellent one!