Lululemon See Wheeze Half Marathon is so far my favourite one. Everything started in March, when Melanie told me that the registrations for this race were opened. I usually register 2 to 3 weeks before the actual race so I did not pay that much of attention to her at the time because, since the race was in August, I still had plenty of time to register. 3 weeks after they were opened, Melanie told me that she got an email saying that the race was already 80% sold. At this point I freaked out because that 20% left was not going to last until July! So that night, I after my run, I got home and registered for the race. I ended up being the person number 8364 to register. Two weeks after, the race was sold out!
When you register for a race you get a race package that has the bib number/time chip, a t-shirt with the race logo and some other goodies added by the sponsors. With See Wheeze, instead of the regular t-shirt, we got a pair of Lululemon running shorts that were mailed to us in May.
Last Friday Melanie and I went to pick up the rest of the race package, and, by the end, this is what we got: canvas bag, head phones, a pouch with some natural oils, time chip (no bib number for this one), and a bracelet with my number and name.
Once we got our stuff we went to check out the special edition collection that Lululemon had designed for See Wheeze. Of course, as everything with Lululemon, the things they were selling were amazing! (I bought the shirt that you see in the picture with the running shorts). At noon they were offering a yoga class outside the convention center for all the runners that wanted to join them.
Race day: 10014 runners running in the most amazing course ever. I felt so blessed to be able to be part of this beautiful experience. Here are some pics of the race.
I find that Lululemon always tries to be original with what they do, and maybe that is why people like them, because they do things different. The finishing medal was made out of wood, and you could open it and stick inside a picture from the photo booths they had by the finish line.
So, how did I do? Great! I finished the race in 2 hours and 8 minutes. This is amazing because running under 2 hours and 10 minutes (which was almost impossible by the beginning of the year) has become a constant in my last three races. This means that I am a faster runner, and something that I used to find totally impossible is becoming fairly easy (it does not feel easy when I am running though!).
Next race: November 2013, Stanley Park.
My Animal Lover Note: As you all know, after I finish running a race the only thing I want to do is eat, eat, eat, and eat a lot of delicious vegan food. This time we went to BANDIDAS TAQUERIA, a vegetarian/vegan restaurant on 2781 Commercial Drive, Vancouver. It was my first time there and OMG! what an amazing place and food. Who said we vegans don't eat well and delicious?
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