Over Half Way There!

We ran Mill Valley today. 7:15 am start time. Figures I would be the one who didn't print out a map prior to driving somewhere I had never been at 6:30 in the morning on Saturday. My navigation wasn't working, no map, no one to call (Chipper Sue wasn't answering her phone) and big surprise: I left the house late! Anyway, I arrived and couldn't find a parking spot. Turns out I had to park almost a mile away. I jumped out of my car already running. As I was running up to the large mass of people in the distance already running I started to totally panic. I WILL NOT RUN THIS ALONE! Then I see my Chipper Sue, standing out of the group looking at me and laughing. I heard her say "I kept thinking you better show up!" Whew, Chipper Sue waited. She even hung out for a sec while I stretched my legs quickly. Then we were off, beginning at a middle school soccer field, running through an office park, neighborhood, freeway underpass, big duck pond, ridiculously expensive neighborhood, sparkling tennis courts on another lake, yuppy neighborhoods some more...houses with gigantic gates, around a smelly duck pond (a different one), more neighborhood, and then around a big marina with kids soccer games in session and finally hit the 7 mile turnaround. At the turn around I ate some lime gu (same hair gel consistency, only lime-ish instead of raztastic, I guess I prefer lime?) and Fundraiser Rockstar Stacey joined us for the second half. (She gets this nickname because she raised more than her minimum before kickoff even happened...what???) She is also a cyclist and mom of baby Eli.
The run ended well. My complaints: fuel belt bruised my waist for the first time, lacking arch support for my right foot, need insoles for my new shoes. My triumphs: I ran over half my marathon, I can still walk, I succeeded at a full 10-minute ice bath afterwards.
Good day, and done with it all by 11am! :)