Seoul Marathon
So today was the Seoul Marathon and the day in which I ran my very first EVER competative race. It was so much fun. There was so much energy amongst the 11,000 participants. It was foggy and cold but the perfect weather for a good run as you didn't get too hot!
So today was the Seoul Marathon and the day in which I ran my very first EVER competative race. It was so much fun. There was so much energy amongst the 11,000 participants. It was foggy and cold but the perfect weather for a good run as you didn't get too hot!
When I started out on this 6k venture, I thought to myself that I would like to finish in 45 minutes but after doing 6k on the treadmill and having a trial run on the race course and coming in with a time that hovered around an hour, I figured there would be NO WAY that I could come close to finishing in 45 minutes. WOW. I amazed myself today. First off, as we are running along, I realize that when I did a trial run I went 1K further than I was supposed to so on that day I ran just over an 8k instead of a 6k. And, I do way better on pavement than I do a treadmill. I crossed the finish line at exactly 48 minutes. I couldn't believe it. I walked around the rest of the day with a shit-eating grin in my face because I was so over-joyed. The only downer was that I had no one to share it with as Chris was off running his 13 miler and I was flying solo at that point. Who would have thought a year ago that this fat ass would be running in a race???
I waited around for Chris to finish and he came in near-dead and very tired with a time of 2:35--that's two hours, thirty-five minutes. I am very proud of him but he thinks he wants to downgrade to a 12k or a 6k and I told him too bad as I want to upgrade to a 1/2 marathon in time! (9-12-10 comment--I NEVER remember thinking that...)
We each got little goody-bags with towels and medals and packed full of amino drinks and Korean snacks that have way too much sugar for me! Still it was so much fun, I can't wait until the next one. There is another one here on the 18th of March but I'll be enroute to the States! Oh well, there will always be more!
At the house before the race
Chris and I before the race
At the starting line
I waited around for Chris to finish and he came in near-dead and very tired with a time of 2:35--that's two hours, thirty-five minutes. I am very proud of him but he thinks he wants to downgrade to a 12k or a 6k and I told him too bad as I want to upgrade to a 1/2 marathon in time! (9-12-10 comment--I NEVER remember thinking that...)
We each got little goody-bags with towels and medals and packed full of amino drinks and Korean snacks that have way too much sugar for me! Still it was so much fun, I can't wait until the next one. There is another one here on the 18th of March but I'll be enroute to the States! Oh well, there will always be more!
At the house before the race
Chris and I before the race
At the starting line
Me at the end 
Chris and I
Chris and I
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