Yippee, state number 3!  Chris and I took a solo trip to Seattle to celebrate Valentine’s Day.  And what better way to celebrate than run a half marathon together.  We arrived Saturday afternoon and checked in to a very cool hotel, Hotel Max, that served free craft brew every evening.  Perfect way to start the weekend – free beer and jenga.

Sunday morning, February 14th was race day.  Unfortunately, not the best weather, although I guess that’s to be expected in February in Seattle.

The Better Half offers a 5K, 10K, and half marathon at Seward Park.  It’s a fun, little race.  You can register as Lovers, Bromance, Besties or Lonely Hearts – really cute.  The race “shirts” were 3/4 zip running jackets – very nice.  The half marathon consisted of 5 loops around the very scenic park.  I was worried that the multiple loops would get boring, but by the time it got boring, the race was almost over.  The valentine’s theme continued throughout the race with a “tunnel of love” complete with fog machine and candy hearts.

 

My favorite part was that the metals were two halves of a heart that connected with magnets!

Best part was that by 10am, we were done and could enjoy the rest of our weekend away.  Amazing breakfast at the Wayward Vegan Cafe.  BEST cinnamon roll ever – vegan or not.  Then we toured around Capitol hill – did a little shopping and checked out the Starbucks Reserve Roastery and Tasting Room which was super cool.  Valentine’s Dinner at Cafe Flora was amazing.

So, great weekend away with Chris – fun race, cool city and amazing vegan food.

3 down, 47 to go!