Halloween Half Pics

Last Saturday's race in pictures.

 Mile 6- halfway there! I'm really cookin'! (Or is it bakin'?) 

Around mile 10. Love this Wall of Shame racing pic. Licking the gu off my lips. Ha! 

Pretty sure I hadn't noticed the photographer yet.

 Oh! Hey there, guy!

 Approaching the finish.

 Ahhh, done! That's a satisfied look if I've ever seen one.

Also, proof that I am a habitual finish line sprinter- notice the guy in black in the 2nd to last photo and see him again the last photo? I just can't help myself!

Some random Halloween Half factoids-

• My apron says Cupcake Queen 2010 and I did indeed earn that title at a neighborhood Cupcake Wars last month. The cupcake that won me that apron? A white cupcake filled with a miniature pumpkin pie and topped with cinnamon cream cheese buttercream.  Every bit as good as it sounds.
• I gave high fives with my mixing spoon along the course to all the li'l spectating kiddos. Lots of high fives. No germs!
• I wore my new Yurbuds for this race and I love them! They never moved. And the music was crystal clear.
• I got a phone call from my neighbor at about mile 11 and, for a second, thought about answering.  She had no idea I was racing and I think she would have been mortified if I had answered in the middle of a race. I do answer my phone while on training runs, though.
• I haven't run since the race last Saturday because of how thrashed my quads have been. I tried on Tuesday but couldn't pick my feet up. I've never been this sore after a race (and that includes my full marathon last January.) No worries, though. I am finally recovered and headed out for a few easy miles tomorrow morning.

And just for fun, here's what I did this week-

I made a wedding cake!

 Here's a pic after the florist added a few touches...

Little Red and Firstborn were kind enough to pose with the cake. Love the faces. Those two crack me up.

See?! My costume for the half was totally fitting. I am a baker!