and the winner is...

runners trixie and van (this dude had to work on a u.s. flight the same day!)

Fort Bonifacio, PH -- "running is one of the greatest expressions of human potential," says tour de france champ lance armstrong. a million other runners happily (and sweatily) agreed with him at the nike + human race last sunday.

according to the official site:

"Race courses take runners by famous landmarks such as the famed LA Coliseum, Taipei 101 (the world’s tallest building), Mexico City’s historic center and the Puerta del Sol in Madrid. Istanbul’s race course will span the city’s famous Bosphorus Bridge, closing it to car traffic to literally allow participants to run from Europe to Asia and back again."

how cool. and cooler still - my mother won an award! note: it would have been nice if they gave the winners the cruise-for-two prizes they gave away at the raffle. mamma mia won in her age category and finished 106 out of 300 runners. yes, trixie proves that vegetarians can be ass-kicking sports achievers. i'm a different story, of course. i just choose to be non-athletic. i even proudly belong to team klutz (hi justine!).

thanks for my nike loot

maybe i'll join next year. for now i'm trixie's official photographer/one woman cheering squad.

high-five to everyone who finished this race!

i won!

for posterity: nike awards