Welcome to the transition from Wunda Wednesdays (now that my 60 Day Challenge is complete) to Workout Wednesdays!

WundaBar Pilates, Press, People Magazine,

I still can’t believe I’m in there with some big name media!  Thanks WundaBar Pilates!

I’ve had a lot of variety in my fitness adventures lately between my intense classes at WundaBar Pilates, the amazing Love.Yoga.Give event at the Pasadena Rose Bowl and the JumpSport Trampoline class at Fitbloggin’ just to name a few.

I’ve been bursting to talk about my special 5K adventure from the #secretvacation I took before Fitbloggin’ and finally, I can reveal the details and share:

Cartoon Art Museum, San Francisco

I left my heart in…from the Cartoon Art Museum

The #secretvacation was a nearly a week-long road trip from the Los Angeles area through Santa Barbara, Monterey and San Francisco with a final destination in Napa to surprise one of my best friends for her second 39th birthday!

The family and I had a fantastic time on our road trip exploring our new state.  I have so much to share about the trip (including a very special birthday dinner for my friend that will appear in a future post) but the opportunity to have my own #secretvacation 5K in San Francisco proved to be a run like no other!

I’ve been to San Fran only twice before and while I ate and drank my face off, I never found the time to run before.  My back was achy from the long car trip but I just had to run.  The weather was perfect and the pavement called (you know what I’m talking about Pavey).

Here are just some of the sights I got to see:

San Francisco, running, 5K

Sights along my #secretvacation San Fran 5K

The scenery was gorgeous and it was glorious to run but I had one mission and one mission only while in San Francisco (before going to Napa):

San Francisco, 5K, #secretvacation

Oh no!  It’s the 2 people I’m NOT supposed to see in San Fran – my friends!  S didn’t know that my family and I were due to meet her two days after this picture was taken!

Keeping a secret birthday surprise from one of your very good friends for months is ridiculously difficult (for me at least)!  I couldn’t believe that I nearly spoiled months worth of planning and logistics by almost literally bumping into my friends along the Embarcadero during my unplanned route.  The world is big but small.

We all know that I love to run bridges and even though I didn’t get the chance to run over the Golden Gate or the Bay Bridge, this was most definitely a fabulous (and fateful) run!  I may not have a medal to remind me of this run but I’m certain that my #secretvacation 5K will forever be one of my most memorable runs.

What is your most memorable run?