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Distance: 8 Kilometers
Time: 44:24
Overall Place: 1835
Gender Place: 1152
Age Division Place: 122
Pace: 8min, 56sec per mile

It's been 20 years since I last ran a race. In college I used to run to say in shape and would occasionally run a race...I'll never forget the "Fetus 5K." Anyway, after Ethan ran the Marine Corps Marathon last year he decided EVERYONE would run, so he convinced me, Adrian, and our friend Ramon to start running, among others. We all ran in the Washington DC Saint Patrick's Day 8K Race today, with my results noted above...not bad. I'm registered for a major 10-mile race in a month, and Ethan has it in his head that I'm going to do 1 or 2 others and then run the Marine Corps Marathon, which is going to require a lot of training over the summer.

We'll see, Ethan, we'll see.

Of course, a couple friends out there would gladly run with him, just to see Ethan in shorts.

Anyway, today's race went well. It was cold (below freezing, with wind) as the race started at 9am, and it didn't get warmer. I felt good throughout, though I started to get really hot under three layers of clothes and took my hoodie off halfway through...suddenly I remembered why I was wearing it in the first place!! There were over 4000 people running...it was crazy, but next month's race has over 10,000. I often run 5 miles anyway (8K is 4.97 miles) so this wasn't too much of a challenge, and I ran it as quickly as I expected. The 10-mile race may be a little tougher...I have some work to do before next month!

Afterwards we went out for pho. Isn't that what everyone does after a race?

Photos to follow tomorrow, Blogger is being poopy tonight.

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