Wow. Today was a great, eventful, and tiring day! Woke at 530AM to get ready to head to the Challenge site. Arrived by 615 and spent time greeting bikers, eating some breakfast, and chalking the road with inspirational msgs. At 7 the bikers left and at 8 the 5K started. The course was great..good challenging hills, enough shade, and right around the Space Needle. We completed the route in about 50 min walking..not bad. Then we hung around the site.. Amy rode on the stationary bikes (Spin Zone) for 15 miles - she's amazing. :) I bought baby a LiveStrong onesie. And we cheered on the riders coming in. Some of these folks are such an inspiration to me.. They've been through so much and yet they hop on a bike or tie on their running shoes and attempt to truly pick a fight with cancer. I'm so glad I came to Seattle to be a part of this!
We went to the Mariners vs Diamondbacks baseball game in the afternoon. Super fun! We HAD to try fan faves: garlic fries and shishkaberries. The garlic fries were amazing..and words can't explain how covered in garlic they were :) And shishkaberries are 5 strawberries on a skewer dipped in chocolate. YUM. The home team won in the bottom of the 9th which capped off a great game. We then checked out the Pyramid Brewery and Washington State ferry. The ferry was a great break from walking and allowed us to get some great pics of Seattle and the area. We ate dinner at a yummy Asian fusion restaurant and then crashed at the hotel. Whew
Pics are of the Challenge, shishkaberries, Pyramid and ferry. Enjoy!
