Fun in Baltimore

We all left early Friday morning for a trip to Baltimore to run a Half Marathon for most of us and one brave soul ran the Full Marathon! It was the most hilly course we've ever run. I think about 75% of the course was uphill. One leg was a 4-mile uphill. I kept telling myself I will stop and walk at the top, but couldn't see the top of the hill! It was a great running festival! They have the full, half, 5k, and relay. There was GREAT support on the route, with lots of cheers on the sideline. (Not enough potta johns of course) I saw 2 'tigers' dancing on top of a car, with music of "Eye of the Tiger", a huge man in the middle of the road doing a funny dance, which I couldn't help but laugh, and much more. The massage at the end was nice also! It was a very hot race. Salt was visible on our faces and clothes after the run. I don't recall getting salt crystals on my face unless I was marathon training long distance. Most of us didn't finish the race without a mild sunburn also!

We had a great time, laughing and joking all weekend! Friday night we carbo loaded at a Italian restaurant in Little Italy, and hung out and played Yatzee. Early to bed in preparation for the run on Saturday morning. We didn't get back to our hotel room until around 3pm, from the race festival. We all rested a bit, showered, and left for an early dinner and a bit of shopping along the Inner Harbor. The pic above is our dinner at the Inner Harbor on Saturday night. We headed back to Little Italy for some dessert at a recommended spot, then back to the hotel for a good night sleep!

Sunday morning we had breakfast and headed to the airport to close our fun weekend.

We all had a good race, and had tons of laughs over the weekend. All in all, it was a great fun weekend with friends.