Capital 10K

On Sunday, we woke early and headed down to Austin. Barbara, Phil, Jim and Marty were planning to walk, Suze and Luis to run, the girls and I to drink coffee and cheer them all on. (In the end, Jim chose to run.) It was FREEZING early, so as the race started, I ended with everyone’s coats to return to the car.

capital 10K - 29 mar 2009

After the runners/walkers went on their way, we stopped at the car to drop off the shedded garments and then used the iPhone to find a nearby coffeeshop. We ended up at Dominican Joe’s, which was a really great place. The girls got a flavored milk (they exclaimed over how creamy it was) and a muffin to share. I got a nice large coffee and then acted like a fool as I couldn’t tell if the coin was a quarter or nickel. Am I a tourist? Do I use my credit card too much?

We then walked to the finish line — not so far from the start, of course — and waited for people to finish. I remarked to the girls that every year we managed to find everyone in our group, even without the use of a cell phone, and a man next to me said that he said the same thing to his wife. I guess 16K people really aren’t that many people?

capital 10K - 29 mar 2009

capital 10K - 29 mar 2009

capital 10K - 29 mar 2009

After everyone was done and had gathered their swag, we headed back to the cars and over to Hula Hut, which has been a tradition now for years. We waited for our table of 14, finding ways to entertain ourselves at the bar.

hula hut - 29 mar 2009