Thank you to everyone who supported my run!! I really appreciate all the kind words and donations, and I had an INCREDIBLE time participating. The entire city of Los Angeles was out bright and early, cheering runners along from the sidelines--I saw at least 10 different bands/DJs/solo artists, roughly a thousand cheerleaders from high schools all over the city, and people from all over the world on the course. 

Below are some of the photos taken before/after the race! I'm already thinking about participating again next year :)

The running quickly turned to half-hearted jogging/panting and then to bagels, but 8 miles is still a new max for my legs! Only 5 miles away from the goal and ~1 month away from the race..