Jess , Laura, Christy , Meggie , Gia , Ashley , and methe NYC runners wore their NYC Marathon bibs on their backsDURING the race, I saw these speedy, talented runners:
I saw Brittany , my dearest real-life and running-life Richmond friend
a few times during the race.  She qualified for Boston last year
during her first marathon and we're starting our training next month!
SO sad that I didn't get to run with her on the course, I missed her :( I saw Dorothy at mile 6 and then I later ran with her
for a couple minutes around mile 22.
She looked very strong, it was great to chat with her for a minute.I also saw Stacey  and also got to run with her for a minute
or two around mile 22.  She runs for Oiselle and not only is she
adorable and speedy, she has the most beautiful, friendly soul. I ran the last 3 or 4 miles of the marathon with Gia .
I am so proud of Gia, she ran an amazing race, pushed herself and
negative splitted the heck out of it.I also ran 2 or 3-ish miles with my ridiculously strong, determined, and tenacious friend and running buddy, Bridget .  She ran a 3:28 after an extremely short and minimal amount of training this season.  Bridget is one of my friends in Richmond who I originally met through the blog, but have grown close with in real life.  She's a super-mom who can push through pain like no one else that I know.

And last but CERTAINLY not least, I am also so proud to report that my wonderful friend and running buddy  Regina placed 8th woman overall with her first SUB-3 hour marathon!  She ran a 2:59:23.  She looked so strong out on the course, I literally got tears in my eyes when I saw her.  Regina is the most humble person I have ever met and is so quick to recognize other people's accomplishments and does not brag about her own.  She has a huge heart and is one of the most thoughtful people I know.
I ran into my other friend and running buddy, Alicia, at the finish line.
Neither of us raced the marathon because of injuries.
Alicia was on course to probably run a low or sub 3 hour marathon when she learned
on Wednesday last week that she has a fracture in her foot :(We lolly-gagged around the finish line for a little while and then Tappan came and picked us up.  I ran into the beautiful Brooke from Lululemon , so proud of her for rocking her 2nd marathon.  The rest of the day was spent relaxing and having a girly slumber party.  So perfect and calm.  I'll spare you the photo of us all post-race, relaxing like champs in down and fleece blankets.

We did manage to wander out of the house at one point to check out Selba .  Can't wait to go back and eat in their Jungle room.
"are we really those girls who do food pictures?"
these brussels sprouts from Selba were phenomenal,
the orange sauce complimented them perfectlyMore to come this week with some more details of the weekend, including a recap of our incredibly delicious pre-race carb fueling fest with Carytown Cupcakes , Superstars Pizza , and The Fresh Market !