But the coolest thing I did was win a 10k that traversed the Diamond Bridge, one of the landmarks of Busan. This was another race that I failed to officially enter, therefore I was ineligible for the first place prize money. But to win a race when I had no expectations was great. It was just a pure, fun, organic running experience. I showed up at the course about 30 minutes ahead of time after saying out till 5 am 2 nights before, then spending the next day on the beach. I barely warmed up and to start the race I was nearly instantly 100 to 200 yards behind the leader. But I slowly warmed up and kept him with in reach. By the halfway point I was in fourth, and by 6k I was in second and had my eyes set on the leader, who was about 6 lane lines ahead of me on the deserted bridge. By now I had a tailwind and was feeling awesome. I slowly walked the leader down. When I passed him in the last K he noticed I didn't have a number, so he let me go. That was a bummer, I thought he would have wanted to race. I ended up running about 2 minutes faster than I though. So it felt great to be in such great shape after taking much of the summer off from running due to travel and the oppressive heat and humidity.
In other news October is also full of outdoor music shows, fireworks festivals, More ultimate frisbee road trips and hopefully more beautiful weather. Here are pics from last weekend. it was fun.
Nothing says Hi class like a necklace that says, "Hi class."
