I finished the 10km race in 1.36, which is very slow but I don’t care.
It was cold, but I didn’t want to leave anything with the bag drop cos of the long queues at the end of the race at the pickup point. So I went out in shorts and a fleece sweater. The sweater went round my waist as soon as the race started and stayed there till I got home, so it was kinda pointless.
I ran the first 2.5km, which I thought was pretty good. The next 5km was walk-uphill-run-downhill. The last 2.5km was mostly walking. There were whole families, kids, and a couple of disabled athletes, it was pretty relaxed.
After work I went to the park where I queued up for almost 2 hours, shuffling slowing in a never-ending snake-like line. The purpose was to get my marathon race kit. Yes yes yes, i’m running the 10km not the marathon but this is what the event is called. The kit comprises: a T-shirt, baggage tag, coloured bag for baggage, race magazines, a souvenir coin and most importantly, my race number label and the timer chip. The timer chip is the black widget at the bottom there.
Race this Sunday. Have to get up at at 5.30am for a 6.40am start. Wish me luck.
Here is some video I shot yesterday during a I run I took through the neighborhood. We’re looking for a new apartment, so we made sure to swing by a place we’re interested in. Oh, and the music that accompanies is another Thing-a-day creation! I think it works really well for this.
