I'm going to be honest. I was much more excited about Sunday morning than I was about Monday morning. Sunday was all about fun, and the race was only 3.6K long. Anyone could do that!
The International Breakfast Run calls for runners to show up in "fancy dress" AKA costume representing your country. I decided there was nothing more American than baseball and that I could also represent Kansas City in the process!
My brother was also going to run with me, which was super exciting because we had never ran together before. He decided to represent his college alma maters as well as his 'hometown' Hawkeyes.
 |
| In Fancy Dress for the Breakfast Run! |
U2!!!!
The run itself was lots of fun, mostly because there was no pressure and we could simply enjoy the being out on the streets. I brought my camera with me on the run and slowed down my brother quite a bit by stopping to take all kinds of photos.
 |
| The Convention Centre. The glass is tipped at a perfect 45* angle ... just like what you need to pour the perfect pint of Guinness |
 |
| Running on cobblestones! |
 |
| Awesome art |
 |
| Running across the River Liffey |
 |
| Samuel Beckett Bridge |
After the run, there was an Irish band playing traditional music followed by Irish dancing. We also did a t-shirt exchange. I exchanged my Halloween Hustle t-shirt for a French marathon tours shirt and met a lovely French couple. I tried using my French, but in typical American fashion gave up quickly :-/
 |
| The Marathon Tours group being awesome |
My family also got pulled aside to help out with the Breakfast Run YouTube video:
Breakfast Run 2013
When we were done doing our part for the video, we took some pictures with the guys, as well as a Guarda (because I think he was buddies with the other two):
 |
| Silliness |
 |
| I have no idea why we are laughing. |
Soon after, we decided to head back to the hotel so we could shower and head to the best place ever: the Guinness Storehouse!
I've been to the Storehouse before, but they had done quite a bit in the 10 years that passed and it was just as interesting the second time as it was the first. My favorite addition was "Guinness Academy" where you learn to pour the perfect pint.
 |
| Mom & Dad learning to pour a pint |
 |
| Perfect! |
After our Guinness Tour, we gave up on trying to find a taxi that would hold 5 people, so we took a carriage ride back to our hotel. It was the most touristy thing we did, but it was soooo much fun.
That night was a pasta party for our tour group and then it was time to get ready for the next day. I had Flat Wonder Woman all ready:
Oh my. The day I've been planning over a year for was about to arrive ....
Wish I'd known I could have skipped to the end of that video. Your family was great, but the rest was boring.
ReplyDeleteHey we were in there multiple times!
Delete"Guinness Academy": higher education will never be the same!
ReplyDelete