The run was hosted on the American Army Base in the city, and the terrain was mainly flat, which should have made for an easy run. However, Brian experienced extreme pain in his foot, resulting in some forced walking, and I experienced some fatigue, resulting in some optional walking!
We are tired now, post-run, but agree that we really did enjoy the experience, especially the social aspect. The complaints that I have are mainly that I feel the race was not well enough managed - our run started at 1 p.m., an hour later than scheduled; there was no food (bananas, oranges, etc) available at the water stations, and there were only a very few food stalls (which ran out of food!) around the race area.
Again, these complaints are minor. We ran with a group of friends, and had pre-arranged to each run in a different 'rainbow' colour. I chose orange, while Brian went with green, and our friends went with pink, blue, yellow, and red. Our friends got some pics of us all together, which I hope I can post soon, but for now, here is a shot Brian got of me (taken with his awesome iPhone!) after I crossed the finish line:
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[/caption]We had a great run, and went out for dinner at a cute African restaurant afterward. Nothing like a cold beer and spicy Jollof rice after running a half-marathon!
2 comments:
Atta Boys to both of you! And, the rainbow color idea sounds catchy ... looking forward to seeing the group picture.
Congrats on the race! Is there a story behind the woman with the bunny ears on the left side of the picture?
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